| 摘要 |
There is disclosed a signal amplifier apparatus (1) with multiple signal channels (2) and a multiplicity of pre-transmission signal amplifiers (6) each one of which, when idle, is made available to and adapted for use by any of the signal channels requiring it. An allocating means (3) intermediate the signal channel sources (2) and the amplifiers (6) monitors signal amplifiers and allocates idle amplifiers to signal channels requiring amplification. Characteristics of the allocated amplifier (e.g. frequency response) are adjusted, if required, to adapt to the needs of the channel to which the amplifier is allocated. In this way, signal channels are not restricted to a single dedicated pre-transmission signal amplifier and may employ any idle one of the multiplicity of amplifiers as and when available. This adaptive sharing of a limited number of amplifiers effectively reduces the time a given signal, upon a signal transmission channel, is required to queue awaiting transmission. The apparatus is suitable for use in the HF and UHF bands. |
