User's Manual

III-2
Principle of Operation
The TAV-100 power amplifier supplies a 100-watt peak video signal with an aural carrier level 10 to 13
dB below visual carrier (dBc) on any of the VHF television channels 2 through 13. Please note that
channel selection must be made at time of order, as the transmitter or translator is calibrated and
tested to the channel requested and is not field tuneable. The TAV-100 power amplifier is a modular
solid-state 100-watt broadcast amplifier utilizing readily available RF components wherever possible,
thus enhancing the serviceability of the equipment.
The TAV-100 is comprised of a PA25-VHF -L pallet for low-band VHF frequencies or PA25-VHF -H pallet
for high-band VHF frequencies and P200-VHF -L final amplifier for low-band VHF frequencies or P200-
VHF -H for high-band VHF frequencies.
The TAV-100 features ultra linear amplification and individual channel RF output bandpass filtering.
The amplifier modules are stable for high reliability and long service life.