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The parallel transmission (pTx) RF amplifier is used to separately control the amplitude and phase of eight transmission channels for pTx experiments.
The parallel transmission (pTx) RF amplifier is used to separately control the amplitude and phase of eight transmission channels for pTx experiments.
## System design
## System design
As a main component the broadband high power amplifier ZHL-20W-13SW+ (SN: RB81028153) was used to amplify the signals of the eight channels. The maximum input power for each channel is - 3 dBm (see also the data sheet [ZHL-20W-13SW+](./datasheets/Amplifier_Datasheet_ZHL-20W-13SW+.pdf)). A wiring diagram of the PTX amplifier can be found in the appendix of this documentation. Further components and operating elements can be found in the following Table 1 or in Figures 2 - 4.
As a main component the broadband high power amplifier ZHL-20W-13SW+ (SN: RB81028153) was used to amplify the signals of the eight channels. The maximum input power for each channel is - 3 dBm (see also the data sheet [ZHL-20W-13SW+](./datasheets/Amplifier_Datasheet_ZHL-20W-13SW+.pdf)). A wiring diagram of the PTX amplifier is displayed in Figure 2.

Figure 2 - Wiring diagram of the 8-channel amplifier. The components used can be found in Table 1.
| Item No. | Component | Function | Est. cost per Pc. [€] | Amount | Total cost [€] | Source 1