Patent ID: 8032082

Claim:
An amplifier for a radio frequency signal for transmitting a transmit signal to an otological apparatus, comprising: a power transistor for switching an output signal; a breaker gap of the power transistor connected to a network, wherein a power loss converted in the power transistor is at least partially reduced during a switchover into a switched-on state or at least during a switchover into a switched-off state; a choke coil, wherein the breaker gap is at least indirectly connected in series with a supply voltage source via the choke coil, and wherein a first terminal of the choke coil is connected to the supply voltage source and a second terminal of the choke coil is connected to a drain terminal of the power transistor; and a transmit coil that is not directly connected to the power transistor, wherein the transmit coil is jointly coupled to the choke coil and the choke coil transmits an output power onto the transmit coil.