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AR “S” Series Amplifiers Ideal
For Testing WiMAX Output Devices

Tests Show That These AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation
Amplifiers Reproduce Signals With Remarkable Fidelity

Souderton, PA - 4/4/06 - A much larger signal than the typical Vector Signal generator can produce is needed for testing many WiMAX output devices. Therefore an amplifier is needed to produce these signals. The amplifier must have sufficient power to do the testing, but it must also maintain the original signal quality.

Two “S” Series amplifiers from AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation were recently tested on a Rohde & Schwarz WiMAX test system to determine the quality of their reproduced signals. The AR 50S1G4A (50 watts / 0.8—4.2 GHz) and the 10S4G11 (10 watts / 4—10.6 GHz) were measured at 3.7 GHz and 5.8 GHz and found to reproduce the signals with remarkable fidelity. The same performance is assured across the entire bandwidth of the amplifiers as it is with all “S” series amplifiers.

The tests showed that the amplifier’s output signal was almost indistinguishable from the signal generator’s output. The amplifier’s ability to provide more 1dB compression power and higher 3rd order intercepts allow the test engineer to get more useable power than competitive units. With AR amplifiers, testers don’t need to buy a 100 watt amplifier in order to get 50 watts of useable power.

Further details and test data are available on the AR RF / Microwave Instrumentation website at www.ar-worldwide.com. Go to the “Downloads” section, click on “App. Notes” and look for App. Note #39A. Or follow the link below to download directly:

http://www.arww-rfmicro.com/pdfs/appNotes/AppNote39A.pdf

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For more information, contact AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation, 160 School House Rd. Souderton, PA 18964 at 215-723-8181 or at www.ar-worldwide.com. For an applications engineer, call 800-933-8181.

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