With the advent of terrestrial digital broadcasting, new and improved digital transmitter technologies are required since existing analog transmitter technology is, for the most part, unable to adequately transmit a decodable digital television signal. This study focuses on the design and construction of a solid-state, liquid-cooled UHF digital television transmitter. Emphasis is placed on the design of the amplifier module including the amplifier card, Wilkinson splitter and combiner, input and output matching circuits, DC bias network and the system mask filter. The results of this research are also presented for two television transmitters that are installed and continue to be in use today, including analyses of specific failures that have occurred while in the field.;The overall objective of this study is to document the research that is behind the design of this system and to document the construction of the transmitter for reference as a basis for future designs.;Key words: transmitter, Wilkinson combiner, amplifier, solid-state, DTV, digital, television, liquid-cooled
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