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He holds eight patents in power electronics, and is the author or coauthor of two books and approximately technical papers, mostly on highefficiency generation of rf power and dc power. Class c vhf power amplifier based on the transistor mrf317. This book explores both the theory behind switching mode rf amplifiers and design techniques for them. Do you want to know how to design high efficiency rf and microwave solid state power amplifiers.
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