2000 Noise Figure Results

2000 Noise Figure (NF) Results

Tested in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - July 21, 2000

50 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	N0AKC	DEMI		0.56	18.7
	WA5VJB	WA5VJB	MGF1801	0.16	21.9
	N0AKC	WA5VJB		DEAD	DEAD

144 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KA0RYT	CAVITY	ATF33143	0.13	30.2
	K5JL	L/C INPUT	MGF1801	0.15	23.7
	WD5AGO	AGO L/C INPUT	ATF33143	0.17	23.75
	VE7BQH	L/C INPUT	MGF1801	0.19	20.6
	VE7BQH	CAVITY	ATF33143	0.21	25.4
	WD5AGO	CAVITY	ATF33143	0.24	21.9
	W7CS	#2	MGF1302	0.29	23.7
	W7CS	#5	MGF1302	0.34	23.2
	W7CS	#4	MGF1302	0.35	24.5
	W7CS	#3	MGF1302	0.27	24.1
	K6LEW		MGF1302	0.52	20
	W7CS	#1	MGF1302	0.58	24
	VE3AX	L/C INPUT	MGF1302	0.9	9.6
	K0AWU	ARR	MGF1302	0.97	19.5
	KA2KQM	MMIC??		5.47	23.32

222 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WA4NJP		MGF1302	0.25	21.7
	WA4NJP	LC	MGF1302	0.3	21.1
	KA0Y		MGF1402	0.31	22.3
	WB0OAJ		MGF1100	0.46	18.7
	VE3AX		MGF1200	0.46	20.3
	K6LEW		MGF1302	0.51	23.3

432 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KA0RYT	RYT CAVITY	ATF10136	0.12	26.94
	K5JL	CAVITY	ATF10136	0.18	20.75
	K5JL	CAVITY	ATF10136	0.29	19.4
	WD5AGO	L/C	ATF34143	0.3	18.22
	N0IS	CAVITY	MGF1302	0.3	20.5
	KA0RYT	CAVITY	ATF10136	0.3	25.5
	WD5AGO	AGO	ATF34143	0.32	19.7
	K0AWU	ARR	MGF1402	0.79	17.5
	WB0OAJ	L/C	MGF1100	0.83	15.4
	KA0Y	1980 Vintage LNA	D432	0.93	15.6
	K6LEW		MGF1302	1.02	14.9
	KA0Y	L/C	MGF1302	1.16	15.8
	KA0Y		MGF1402	2.2	22.2
	KB0OBT		MGF1402	2.75	9.1

902 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W0FMS	DEMI XVTR	ATF10136	1.45	20
	KA2KQM	A-965	Avantek	3.1	19.4

1296 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W7QX	(1296-39)		0.22	23.03
	KA0Y	KB2AH	FHX35LG	0.22	19.53
	K5JL	W7CNK	ATF36077	0.22	18.43
	WA4NJP	AGO		0.28	20.18
	VE3AX	AGO		0.32	15.22
	W7CS	AGO1		0.46	30.14
	W7CS	AGO3		0.57	28.57
	AL7EB	1420 MHz LNA		0.6	30.51
	W7CS	AGO2		0.68	14.14
	W7QX	2 STAGE	>	0.76	10.63
	W7QX	1296-2		0.8	14.31
	AL7EB	DEM xvrtr		1.19	12.84
	KA2KQM	A-965		0.82	14.69
	KA0Y	Parabolic xvrtr		1.19	12.84

1420 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	AL7EB	LNA		0.3	31.08
	AL7EB	converter		1.88	36.7

2304 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	N0IS	DEMI		0.35	18.21
	KA2KQM	A-965	Avantek	3.03	18.94
	KA2KQM	H783 AMP	Avantek	3.5	18.5
	N2CEI	DEMI 2400 MHz Converter		0.8	21.6

10368 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	AL7EB	DB6NT		0.78	23.38
	K1RQG	Converted DBS LNA		1.06	23.78

Tested by W5LUA, N5QGH, WA8WZG, KA0RYT, N2CEI
Equipment supplied by Agilent Technologies by W5LUA and VA6BB (Bohdan Berestiansky)
HP346A Noise Source, Measurement Accuracy of system according to HP is +/- 0.2 dB!