MSA0886 drive and max output level

[geotFM]

Hello.I am having an fm oscillator that gives around 5 to 7 dbm.I want to drive a MSA0886 with it in order to get around 16dBm.The datasheet of MSA0886 says that output power at 1dB Gain compression is 12.5dBm.So I shouldnt exceed this output power level at MSA0886 in order not to produce signal distortion, harmonics, and potentially intermodulation products ,right?

Whats the gain of MSA0886 at FM frequencies and wthats the max output of MSA0886 in general?

Considering MSA0886 has a gain of 22dB at FM frequencies,is a resistive pi attenuator of 17dB ok to use between the oscillator and the MSA0886?

 

[KlausST]

Hi,

Link to the datasheet?

Klaus

 

[vfone]

According to the datasheet MSA0886 cannot put more than 12.5dBm at the output (power at fig.3, gain at fig.1):

https://www.farnell.com/datasheets/7265.pdf