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Overview
Comtech's High-Power Outdoor (HPOD) Solid-State Power Amplifier (SSPA) (Figure 1-1)
delivers its rated power, guaranteed, at the 1 dB compression point, to the transmit waveguide
flange. It provides a cost effective, more reliable replacement for Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers
(TWTA) in satellite communications.
Introduction
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
Figure 1-1. Comtech HPOD SSPA
HPOD C-, X-, Ku-Band High-Power Outdoor Amplifier
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