Anyone got the values for this board ? It’s so simple yet so expensive for what it is. Or is there any other design out there ?

The mrf101 amp is well documented on the net, but every amp containing the mrf300 seems to be paired up to create 600w.

That amp is not working good!
The input match is not good and it uses a 2 pole output so it won't be wideband
Stay away of it as most of the PCS-Electronics stuff

I may look at doing a single ended MRF300 amp, if there’s demand for them.

@RF Head. Ah that’s not good. I was gonna buy one but it’s so simple I thought I’d try and recreate it on copper first.

Would this be hard to try and guess with trimmers and air coils ? Or do you have an amp I could purchase from you ?

Yeh I saw them but you can’t buy them anywhere. I saw them on eBay months ago but now they have vanished.

There are a couple of reference designs (81.36-108MHz & 87.5-108MHz) on the NXP website, but you need to login to access them. I am not arsed enough to give them my e-mail address, but you may be...
https://www.nxp.com/products/rf/rf-powe ... _Tools_Tab

Yes i have seen it and already test the AFT with MRF300 version and is not working good
They match not between the stages and the output is running hot and solder will melt by the coils

how can NXP have it wrong though? How much power was you getting out ?

Large up NXP for opening the pandora’s box of insanely cheap 300 watt and 600 watt rigs!

Iv seen someone put this chip on the mrf9180/186 boards. Do you need both AN and BN to get it working ? Or would it work using just 1 device to get 300 out ?

On the boards designed for the twin FETs, you'd have to use two (ideally matched) devices. The match would be rather different - it's easiest to go for the NXP test circuit. It's proven. It works well (or NXP wouldn't publish it)

I’ve got a new 300W PA on the way which will be avail soon, it’s using a dual ldmos device, the pcb is Rogers 4350 32thou on a 6mm slab of aluminum - you’ll just need to supply a proper heat sink to bolt it onto.

It might be an idea to get one of those Chinese push pull MRF300 amps and change the components/coax lengths to match the ones described in the NXP test circuit.

Bton-FM wrote:It might be an idea to get one of those Chinese push pull MRF300 amps and change the components/coax lengths to match the ones described in the NXP test circuit.

Mrf300 is does get extremely hot. But however there is a work around this to cool it

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Electronically wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:38 pm

Bton-FM wrote:It might be an idea to get one of those Chinese push pull MRF300 amps and change the components/coax lengths to match the ones described in the NXP test circuit.

Mrf300 is does get extremely hot. But however there is a work around this to cool it

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Which circuit are you talking about that gets too hot? The one from NXP with a single transistor or the push pull one?

A mate of mine sent me this. At a guess what do we reckon these components are ?

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Electronically wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:38 pm

Bton-FM wrote:It might be an idea to get one of those Chinese push pull MRF300 amps and change the components/coax lengths to match the ones described in the NXP test circuit.

Mrf300 is does get extremely hot. But however there is a work around this to cool it

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Which circuit are you talking about that gets too hot? The one from NXP with a single transistor or the push pull one?

Just heard from somebody that the single transistor gets hot I've no idea I haven't tried to find out for myself thought.

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