Baby-QRO FT8 Amplifier 2026

Related work Baby QRO Switching RF amplifier for HF Digitally Adjustable RF PA Supply A new generation of the Baby-QRO switching amplifier targets 25W to 50W of RF output for FT8 and other FSK modes. While it can do 100W, it becomes more of a thermal engineering project then ;) It is designed to operate with a Bare DDX-Commercial transceiver board and has an inbuilt T/R switch. Design 3D render: ...

June 20, 2026 · 1 min · 179 words · Dhiru Kholia

Another cool SiC part for HF amplifiers

I recently spotted the Tokmas CI7N170SM TO-247 part on LCSC. It seems like a pretty neat part for building non-QRP HF amplifiers! This could be a better part for our Baby QRO amplifier. Datasheet Excerpts The full datasheet is available here. Comparison In comparison, here is what a professional RF part (MRF300AN) looks like: That 272W maximum power dissipation figure is crazy good but switching characteristics are not that great (fast).

September 29, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Dhiru Kholia