Solid State Power Amplifier by POAM Electronics; Made in the United Kingdom

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SOLID STATE POWER AMPLIFIER

We design and manufacture high-performance solid-state power amplifiers from 20 MHz to 40 GHz, with a specialized focus on pulse and wideband SSPAs for military radar, electronic warfare, and jamming systems operating in harsh environments.

POAM amplifiers are engineered to deliver high peak power, wide instantaneous bandwidth, and long-term signal stability under severe electrical, thermal, and environmental stress.

Beyond standard models, we develop custom pulse and wideband SSPA platforms tailored to your exact power levels, frequency coverage, duty cycles, and mechanical and environmental constraints, with fast development and turnaround to keep critical defense programs moving.

Systems are designed and tested to meet relevant military and aerospace environmental and EMC standards, including MIL-STD-810 (environmental), MIL-STD-461 (EMC/EMI), and DO-160 (airborne), where specified. Standard models represent only a fraction of our capability. If your system pushes limits, we design where catalogs stop. Contact us to build a solution specifically for your platform.

Outdoor, antenna-mounted Pulsed Power Amplifier:

GaN Solid-State Radar Pulsed Power Amplifier

Built for Real-World Deployment

POAM designs Solid State Power Amplifiers that replace tube-based radar systems with higher power density, greater efficiency, and extreme thermal resilience.

All POAM pulse SSPAs are fully stand-alone, housed in rugged IP67 weatherproof enclosures; compact, low-weight, and ready for direct field deployment.

Available in L, S, C, X, Ku and Ka bands, our COTS and custom solutions power radar platforms across air traffic control, weather monitoring, maritime surveillance, drone detection, and defense.

Pulsed SSPA:

Part Number Description Frequency Duty(%) Psat

PLB1200-V3 L-Band 1.2-1.4 GHz 20 1.2kWPSB2800-V3 S-Band 2.7-3.1 GHz 10 2.8kWPSB1000-V2 S-Band 2.7-3.1 GHz 10 1kW

PCB2400-V3 C-Band 5.4-5.9 GHz 10 2.4kW

PCB1200-V3 C-Band 5.4-5.9 GHz 10 1.2kW

PXB1500-V4 X-Band 9.3-9.7 GHz 10 1.5kW

PXB800-V3 X-Band 9.3-9.7 GHz 10 800W

PXB400-V2 X-Band 9.3-9.7 GHz 10 400W

PXB250-V1 X-Band 9-10 GHz 20 250W

PXB700-V4 X-Band 8-11 GHz 1 to 100 700W

PKUB100-V1 Ku-Band 16-17GHz 8 100W

PKUB600-V4 Ku-Band 13.4-15.5GHz 1 to 100 600W

PKAB250-V4 Ka-Band 34-36GHz 50 250W

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* Dual-power configuration available on all models ending V1, V2, and V3,

enabling flexible and higher output power operation within a single platform.

Feel free to contact us for more information, a datasheet, or to request a quote.

Outdoor, antenna-mounted wideband Power Amplifier:

Wideband GaN Solid-State Power Amplifier

Built for EW, Jamming, and Military RF Systems

POAM wideband GaN-on-SiC SSPAs deliver high-efficiency amplification across broad frequency ranges with the signal stability and thermal resilience mission-critical RF platforms demand.

All POAM wideband SSPAs are fully stand-alone systems in rugged IP67 weatherproof housings, compact, lightweight, and designed for outdoor operation in harsh environments.

From frequency-agile EW platforms to high-power jammers and milcom systems, POAM wideband SSPAs provide versatile, deployment-ready RF power.

Applications: Milcom • Electronic Warfare • Jammers

POAM wideband SSPAs aren’t lab hardware. They’re field systems.

Wideband SSPA:

Part Number Description Frequency Gain Pout

WB201000M100-V1 CW 20-1000 MHz 60 dB 100W

WB1205G200-V1 CW 1.0-2.5 GHz 50 dB 200W

WB24G400-V2 CW/Pulsed 2-4 GHz 60 dB 400W

WB26G100-V1 CW 2-6 GHz 50 dB 100W

WB26G300-V4 CW/Pulsed 2-6 GHz 62 dB 300W

WB218G250-V4 CW/Pulsed 2 -18 GHz 50 dB 250W

WB618G250-V4 CW/Pulsed 6 -18 GHz 50 dB 250W

WB1840G100-V4 CW/Pulsed 18 - 40 GHz 50 dB 100W

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Feel free to contact us for more information, a datasheet, or to request a quote.

Pulse SSPA

Wideband SSPA

Ka-Band Solid State CW/Pulsed Power Amplifier 34 to 36 GHz, 250W (outdoor model)

NEW version

An excellent alternative to travelling wave tube amplifiers, POAM – PKAB250-V4 is a solid-state Power Amplifier with an operating range of 34-36 GHz while achieving a minimum of 54 dBm (250 Watts) and typical 320W of instantaneous saturated power. With its maximum performance in gain, efficiency, signal flatness, and RF output power, this SSPA is the ideal building block for millimetre-wave sub-systems with wide-ranging applications.

Specification:

Frequency Range: 34– 36 GHz
Saturated Power: 54 dBm (Min)
Solid State MMIC Reliability
Multi-Element Redundancy
Instant On (no warm-up)
IP67 protection
Low weight (only 17kg)
Small in size (320 mm x 283 mm x 205 mm)

Applications:

Radar
Wireless Infrastructure
Military and Aerospace
Test Instrumentation
TR Modules
TWTA Replacement

Datasheet

X-Band Solid-State Pulsed Power Amplifier
9.0–10.0 GHz, 250 W (outdoor model)

NEW

POAM’s PXB250-V1 is a rugged, standalone Pulse 250 W X-band GaN RF power amplifier designed for radar and field-deployed transmitter applications. Operating from 9000 to 10000 MHz, the PXB250-V1 delivers up to 54 dB of gain with approximately 25% efficiency under rated operating conditions. The amplifier is powered from a single 48 VDC supply and is based on gallium-nitride-on-silicon-carbide (GaNon-SiC) technology to support wide instantaneous bandwidth, and high-power density.

The PXB250-V1 is engineered as a compact, lightweight unit with an integrated thermal management structure to support reliable highpower operation. It is built to military-grade standards and housed in a weatherproof enclosure rated to IP67 for demanding outdoor and mobile environments. Both RF input and output ports are fully matched to 50 Ω, enabling straightforward system integration.