The Hardrock-50 is a complete 5W in, 50W out power amplifier kit. The HR50 is FCC Type Approved for commercial sale and can be purchased at HobbyPCB.com. The HR50 uses 4 Mitsubishi RF16HHF1 power MOSFETs and microprocessor controlled for easy reliable operation. The amplifier is based on Jim Veatch’s award winning design developed for the ARRL’s 2nd Homebrew Challenge competition and was tested extensively by the ARRL labs for output power, linearity and durability. More than 200 kits have been sold and builders receive excellent support and resources the successfully complete the kit.
The HR50 interfaces with popular QRP transceivers like the Elecraft KX3 and Flexradio Flex-1500 to provide additional power when necessary or to act as an intermediate amplifier for driving even higher power amps. The HR50 can be fitted with a 0.5W input 5W output driver amplifier that fits inside the case and integrates seamlessly with HR50’s operation allowing it to work with low power SDR kits like the Softrock, Peaberry SDR and others. For CW operators a QSK board is available that replaces the electromechanical relay with fast, silent PIN diode switching.
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