RF Power Amplifier Rentals

RF Power Amplifier Rentals

ATEC offers affordable RF amplifier rental rates for amps ranging from solid state to TWT, CW to pulse, broadband to narrowband. Our leading manufacturers include Amplifier Research, Empower, Instruments for Industry (IFI), and many more.

ATEC's selection of RF power amplifiers fulfills a range of radiated immunity standards, including IEC 61000, MIL-STD-461, and RTCA/DO-160. A complete list is below.

For more information about the types of amplifiers, visit What is an RF Amplifier?

RF Power Amplifier FAQs

ATEC carries a variety of RF power amplifier rental options from a variety of manufacturers to fulfill any type of test requirement, including commercial standards, military/aerospace, and special applications such as HIRF/HERO.

Solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) operate on narrower bandwidths and require less voltage.
Traveling wave tube (TWT) amplifiers are ideal for applications that call for a wide bandwidth and long operating lifetime.
Continuous wave (CW) amplifiers produce power continuously for the purposes of boosting low-power radio signals.
Pulse amplifiers amplify high-power and short-duration pulse signals.
Class A, Class B, and Class AB amplifiers are other types referring to signal reproduction and overall power efficiency.
LDMOS (Laterally Diffused Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), GaN (Gallium Nitride), and GaAS (Gallium Arsenide) refer to different types of transistor technology, and the chemical compounds used, within the amplifier components.

Additionally, ATEC divides our RF power amplifier rentals by frequency ranges from low frequency or DC spanning up to very high frequency (50 GHz).

These are the most common test standards we rent high-power amplifiers for. Each linked page below provides some basic amplifier rental options, as well as other types of test equipment used in the same test.

IEC/EN 61000-4-3 | Radiated, Radio-Frequency, Electromagnetic Field Immunity Test
MIL-STD-461 CS114 | Conducted Susceptibility, Bulk Cable Injection
MIL-STD-461 RS103 | Radiated Susceptibility, Electric Field
MIL-STD-464 | RF Environmental Effects on Systems
RTCA/DO-160, Section 20 | Radio Frequency Susceptibility
SAE J1113 | Vehicle Component Limits
HIRF/HERO testing

RF Amplifier Resources

RF Amplifiers in EW (Electronic Warfare) and GNSS Jamming

Solid State vs. Traveling Wave Tube – How to Choose the Right Amplifier

What is an RF Amplifier?

Multipaction Testing

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Automotive EMC Test Equipment

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Aircraft EMC Testing

HIRF Testing

Using High Powered CW & Pulsed Amplifiers for EMC Testing

A Hands-On Demonstration and Fundamentals of using High Powered CW & Pulsed Amplifiers for EMC Testing.

Amplifiers play a pivotal role in EMC testing, particularly in radiated immunity tests, where they are used to generate the high field strengths required to evaluate a device’s resilience to electromagnetic interference. This demonstration while be a hands-on overview of the fundamental principles of using both CW and pulsed amplifiers for EMC purposes. Key topics that will be covered are RF connections, best practices, system monitoring, VSWR, modulations, remote control, selection of correct amplifier, and field strength calculations.

RF Power Amplifiers