This is the output amplifier (OPA2677) used in SDR, and all my
transmitters are constructed with it. For power supply voltage up to
500mW, a single +10V power supply (dual ±5V power supplies) is OK, but
for any power greater than that, a single +12V power supply is
preferable, and the output terminal is OK as long as a 50Ω load is
connected, but there is a risk of parasitic oscillation if the power is
turned on with no load, so it is better to shunt it at around 1KΩ. I
recently created this as a drive for experimenting with semiconductor
linear amplifiers, and have collected some data, so I would like to
introduce it.

It has some frequency response correction and is powered by a single
+12V power supply.

Increasing the value of R2/R9 increases the power gain, but the high
frequencies drop. I actually use HF from 3.5M to 14M, and my equipment
supports up to 28MHz, but 21M/28M has become a dead band recently
because there is only noise whenever I listen to it.
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