2004 Noise Figure Results

Tested in Mississauga, Ontario - July 23, 2004

144 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	VE3AX	HB	MGF1800/02	0.26	18.98
	VE3BFM	DX-144 SSB Electronics	? GaAsFET	0.43	21.3
	VA3ST	SP144VDG ARR	MGF1302	0.56	23.69
	VA3FIN	ARR	? GaAsFET	0.62	20.2
	VA3FIN	Prototype	? GaAsFET	1.06	39.5
	ZL1RS	Ex. Sat-B Inmarsat	Tri-stage GaAsFET	1.19	18.1
	VE3BFM	Maxi-Amp SSB Electronics	? GaAsFET	1.49	19.2
	VE3EZP	Parks	Nuvistor	4.62	21.2
	VE3BFM	MV144S SSB Electronics	? GaAsFET	6.2	17.4

222 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	VE3AX	HB	MGF1300	0.37	19.2
	W1AIM	HB	MGF1402	0.69	19
	VA3ST	DEMI	MGF1302	0.88	12
	ZL1RS	Ex. Sat-B Inmarsat	Tri-stage GaAsFET	1.22	20.1
	W1AIM	Vanguard converter	40673 FET	6.06	4.5
	K2VXO	Modified Tentec XVTR(144MHz)	BF988?	13.23	7.5

432 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	VA3FIN	HB	? GaAsFET	0.24	15.6
	VE3DSS	SSB Electronics	? GaAsFET	0.26	18
	WB0TEM	HB	MGF1402	0.60	17.2
	VE3DSS	HB	MGF1302	0.65	12.5
	VA3KKZ	ARR	MSP-432 VDG-160	0.79	18.6
	VE3IKV	HB (measured at 439MHz)	? GaAsFET	0.83	16.1
	VA3KKZ	ARR	MSP-432 VDG-160	0.83	17.8
	ZL1RS	Ex. Sat-B Inmarsat	Tri-stage GaAsFET	1.23	25.1
	VE3BFM	SP70 SSB Electronics	MGF1400?	1.73	23

903 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W1AIM	HB (cover off)	MGF1302	0.72	15.25
	VE3DSS	HB	MGF1302	0.83	18.6
	ZL1RS	Ex. Sat-B Inmarsat	Tri-stage GaAsFET	1.55	29.5
	W1AIM	HB (cover on)	MGF1302	2.8	6.7

1296 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	VA3ST	DEMI	PHEMPT ?	0.32	19.6
	WB0TEM	HB	MGF1402	0.39	12.7
	WB0TEM	HB	NE32184	0.43	15.6
	W1AIM	HB	MGF140229	0.48	16
	KO0Z	DEMI kit	? GaAsFET	0.89	15.6
	ZL1RS	Ex. Sat-B Inmarsat	Tri-stage GaAsFET	1.73	30.2

2400 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
2400 MHz	N1JEZ	DB6NT conv. (2M IF)	NE32584	0.67	15.9

Bands 2304 MHz & up		No Entry

Measurements completed by: VE2UG
Equipment: HP8970B (noise figure analyzer) & HP346A (noise source)