[Ground-station] 5GHz amplifiers

[Bdale Garbee]

Michelle Thompson <mountain.michelle at gmail.com> writes:

> Bdale, do you think I could pull it off on the Voltera?

I've never been near one, much less used one, so I don't know.  But
after a quick look at their web site, I really doubt it.

You need to pay attention to the mfg recommendations for pcb footprint
and paste geometry.  True for anything RF'ish that uses the under-pad
for grounding, but particularly with a device making this much power in
a small space, the thermal design of the pcb footprint matters a
lot. That means plated vias of the geometry and in the places where they
ask for them, etc.  I'd skip the Voltera and just send a board design
out for this. 

Bdale
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