.... That is, a four-transistor stage should not have more than one RF power transistor driving it. ....
I don't know why he couldn't rework his bias circuit to supply proper current to 1 transistor. The first thought is that he copied it and doesn't know how to use it any other way. My mobile set up is a 2x16 but I'm just crazy like that. As the price of Toshiba transistors went up my driver got smaller.
If you have a strong radio 40 watts or more go with a straight 4. If it's a low power cb that does 10 or 15 watts of go 1x4. I won't recommend a 2x4 to anyone. It's not hard to make one self destruct.
Looking for an amp to pair with my "new to me" Galaxy Saturn base. I will look more into a straight 4. Thanks for everyones help!!
If it's the high powered turbo model then yes, a straight 4 pill would be best. You will still have to keep the variable power dialed back quite a bit. As an example this would work.
http://www.xforceamps.com/item/Straight-4Pill---Xtra-Duty---Base---400HD-B-101
If that radio is the normal 25-35 watt output then you could drop down to a 2 pill. Something like this.
http://www.xforceamps.com/item/Straight-2Pill---Xtra-Duty---Hi-Drive-Base---200HD-B-342
And if you wanted to run a mobile amp off a power supply then the Texas Star 500V could work on the top example. A Texas Star 250 or 350 would work with the bottom example.
If you have a high powered radio then you want to stay away from amplifiers that have a built in driver stage. (1x2,1x4,2x4,2x6) and so on.
Great info thank you. My Saturn is NOT the Turbo edition. The x-force amp looks like a good option for me as I really don't want to have to get involved with a large power supply and a mobile amp.
What about KLV400 base amp??? Thoughts?
Great info thank you. My Saturn is NOT the Turbo edition. The x-force amp looks like a good option for me as I really don't want to have to get involved with a large power supply and a mobile amp.
What about KLV400 base amp??? Thoughts?