The Eddystone XA500 is a 500 Watt wideband FM power amplifier designed to boost low power exciters to a dependable, high-efficiency output for professional broadcast services.
€5,130.00
The Eddystone XA500 500 Watt FM power amplifier provides a robust, wideband RF stage for modern broadcast installations. Its compact 3U rack-mount chassis houses a highly efficient amplifier with adjustable output power, allowing engineers to match licensed transmitter power levels and antenna system requirements without complex retuning.
Operating across the full 87.5–108 MHz band, the amplifier accepts drive from a suitable FM exciter or low power transmitter and delivers clean, low-distortion RF to the antenna system. A fresh-air-tunnel cooling design with high-reliability fans maintains stable operating temperatures, helping the Eddystone XA500 run continuously in demanding on-air environments while minimising maintenance downtime.
Integrated protection monitors critical parameters such as VSWR, over-temperature and overdrive, automatically reducing or muting RF output to safeguard both the amplifier and connected hardware. Front-panel indicators and metering provide clear status information so engineers can quickly confirm correct operation and diagnose issues. Wide-range AC mains support simplifies deployment of the Eddystone XA500 at different transmitter sites, from small community stations to regional networks.
For a complete FM transmission chain, pair this 500 Watt amplifier with a high-quality exciter and suitable RF components. It works particularly well alongside audio processing from the
Inovonics 719 Nova FM Audio Processor, an RDS generator such as the
DEVA Broadcast SmartGen 4.1 RDS Encoder, and off-air supervision using the
Inovonics 541 FM Modulation Monitor.
