I have a component - part number - NE76038 - made by "NEC". I bought it with the "slight" hope it can replace a part I was told is unavailable. The part it is replacing is a GaAs Fet RF amp from a Pre-amp operating in the 144 MHz band (experimentally).
The original part was smoked - and I am "trying" to repair the pre-amp - there isn't much to it - being the (GaAs Fet RF amp is pretty much the heart of it.
The paperwork I have shows it as a "minimum" frequency of .5 GHz. These were not too bad price wise, so if not able to be used for that - I'm sure I can find more appropriate uses for them - being I do homebrew.
THIS part is the closest I've seen to what I need to replace. I don't have the exact part number needing to be replaced, but again - it "IS" a GaAs Fet in a "receive" preamp in the 144 MHz range. So, I'm asking your opinion (those who may be familiar with this device) - will it bow down that low and do a decent job? The original part has a 20 dB gain. This boasts -> 21.67 dB at .5 GHz. 13 dB gain at 4 Ghz. 7.5 dB at 12 GHz. It "states" best for 2nd or 3rd stage RF or DC Amplification. This preamp is single stage.
If need be, I can pull up the part number actually needed - but have to do some digging to do so.
I know I could just plug this thing in and "try" it, but I have to dig it out too - so I could probably have an answer here - a hell of a lot faster.
Thanks in advance. IF this is able to do the job, then I've now got a handful of replacements to keep this thing going for a long time. If not - as I said, I'll do some homebrewing - no big deal.
L.