2003 Noise Figure Results

2003 Noise Figure (NF) Results

Tested in Tulsa, OK - July 26, 2003

144 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W5UWB	Com'l. LNA	ATF33143	0.1	23
	WD5AGO	HB Cavity - High IP	FSC53	0.22	23
	K5GW	AGO Helix	ATF33143	0.28	22
	K0YW	HB	MGF1302	0.3	24
	W7QX	HB Helix	ATF54143	0.54	25
	WW2R	NTST SSB		0.85	20
	K0YW	HB- 1969	U310	1.3	12

222 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WD5AGO	HB High IP Helix	ATF33143	0.22	21
	K5LLL	Com'l ARR		1	19

432 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	K0YW	Cavity		0.22	19
	WD5AGO	HB Series L, High IP	ATF33143	0.31	20

902 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	K5LLL	SERIES-L	ATF101+MAR-1	0.7	33
	K5LLL	Com'l		4.2	20

1296 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	VE9DW	HB CAVITY	NE329	0.23	18
	WD5AGO	HB 2stage-AGO	NE325-ATF10135	0.28	31
	K0YW	CNK	AT30677	0.28	19
	K5GW	AGO	NE3210	0.37	30
	W0LMD	WD5AGO	NE3210 - ATF34143	0.38	32
	K0YW	WJF	AT36077	0.5	16
	N6TX	Mod. DEMI 23-21cm	2 stage	0.6	27
	WW2R	Com'l DEMI	NE3210	0.7	18
	K0YW	DEMI		0.7	15
	K5LLL	HB DEMI	ATF101	0.81	15
	W7QX	CNK		0.94	20
	W0LMD	Com'l ICOM		1.7	17

2304 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	K5VH	DEMI		0.4	19
	WD5AGO	HB 2stage	ATF36077-34143	0.46	25

3456 MHz	No Entry

5760 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WA8RJF	DEMI-W5LUA	ATF36077	0.85	13
	WD5AGO	HB LUA	NE310	1.02	12

10 GHz	No Entry

24 GHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W5LUA	HB LNA	2 X NE32584C	1.9	15
	W5LUA	Avantek	SMW 94-1044	2.5	28

47 GHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
47 GHz	W5LUA	HB Rcv converter w/LNA		4.66	35

Tested by W5LUA, WA8RJF, and WD5AGO.
Equipment by Agilent Technologies, W5LUA and W9GA.
Compiled by WA8RJF.
HP346A Noise Source, Measurement Accuracy of system according to HP is +/- 0.2 dB!
HP 8970B and Agilent N8975A Noise Figure Analyzer

For 47 GHz: HP342A Noise Figure Meter with 33 - 50 GHz Gas tube Noise head & 10 dB attenuator