What is the shortwave base station linear power supply

What is the difference between a linear and a single range power supply?

The power supply shown in Figure 1 has two ranges, allowing more voltage at a lower current or more current at a lower voltage. Single-range supplies can output maximum power only at full-scale voltages and full-scale current. A linear supply can provide output power that is close to maximum at full scale for both ranges.

What is a linear power supply?

A linear power supply also exhibits low ripple and noise, tolerates ambient temperature changes, and is highly reliable due to its circuit simplicity. The linear regulator is controlled by a DAC driven by a digital circuit that provides a voltage proportional to the program voltage.

Are linear power supplies better than switch mode power supplies?

While the performance of linear power supplies is very good, they are larger and more costly than their switch mode power supply relations, and the performance of the SMPS units is improving all the time. One major area where linear power supplies are almost always used is for audio visual applications, hi-fi amplifiers and the like.

What is a linear regulated power supply?

Linear regulated power supplies gain their name from the fact that they use linear, i.e. non-switching techniques to regulate the voltage output from the power supply. The term linear power supply implies that the power supply is regulated to provide the correct voltage at the output.