2006 Noise Figure Results

2006 Noise Figure (NF) Results

Tested in Bloomington, MN - July 28, 2006

144 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	K5QE	cavity		0.33	19.8
	KL6M	N6CA	ATF54143	0.49	20.8
	KL6M	HB	MGF1302	0.54	21.5
	KL6M	HB	MGF1302	0.59	20.5
	W9FZ	ARR	MGF1302	0.67	23.5
	WD9IVD	ARR	MGF1302	0.71	21.6
	W0GHZ	Tokyo		1	21.7
	W0GHZ	DEMI		1.7	22.9
	NT0V	Mirage		1.72	20
	WA2VOI	DEMI	??	1.74	11.77
	WOGHZ	DEMI		2.23	21.7
	N0UK	HB	MGF1302	4.62	9.9

222 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WB0OAJ	ARRL	MGF1100	0.80	23.8
	W0GHZ	DEMI		0.82	22.6
	WA2VOI	DEMI		1.15	11.68
	KL6M	HB	MGF1302	1.4	17.8
	W0GHZ	SSB		1.55	4.5

432 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KB0OZN	??	??	0.48	23.0
	K5QE	AGO	ATF34143	0.5	17.0
	K5QE	AGO	ATF34143	0.58	16.3
	WA2VOI	DEMI		1.06	17.4
	KD9SG	SSB		1.3	23.8
	WB0OAJ	Arrl Book	MGF1100	1.5	10
	NT0V	Mirage		2.3	21.0

902 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
902 MHz	WA2VOI	DEMI		0.7	19.44

1296 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KL6M	CNK	ATF36077	0.35	34.8
	W9IIX	AGO	NE325	0.39	31.1
	VE3ADQ	HB	ATF54143	0.68	13.8
	N0UK	DEMI	ATF10136	0.81	14.3
	WB0OAJ	HB	ATF10136	0.88	19.8
	NT0V	DEMI	NE325	0.94	19.2
	N9DG	DEMI		0.97	15.3
	W0VB	SSB		1.15	28.8
	K0CJ	DEMI	1296-144 (convrtr)	1.8	14.0
	W9RAY	DEMI	1296-144 (convrtr)	2.3	14.1
	W9IIX	DEMI		8.5	12.7
	W9FZ	HB	ATF10136	20	0.1

2304 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W9IIX	AGO 2-stage	NE32584	0.72	21.7
	KL6M	DEMI	ATF36077	0.78	17.2
	W9RAY	DEMI	2304-144 (convrtr)	2.68	9.5
	K0SM	Cal. Amp.	2304-144 (convrtr)	2.73	18.9
	KL6M	LUA	ATF10136	3.7	1.5
	K0SM	Cal. Amp.	2304-144 (convrtr)	4.3	7.1
	N9DG	DEMI kit		5.6	5.3
	WB0OAJ	HB	6-Mar	8	4.7

3.4 GHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KL6M	JCA		1.2	34
	N9DG	DEMI		1.7	14

5.7 GHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KL6M	JCA		1.3	30
	K8EB	DEMI/LUA	ATF36077	1.37	12.8
	WB0LJC	??	Farinon	1.6	26

10 GHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	K8EB	DB6NT		1.21	22.1
	WB0LJC	W1VT	ATF36077	1.25	11.5
	K8EB	DEMI-LUA	ATF36077	1.75	9.23
	NT0V	DEMI-LUA	ATF36077	2	20.3
	N0UK	DEMI	10GHz-144 (convrtr)	2.7	9.5

Measurements completed by: K0TAR, VE4MA and WD5AGO
Equipment:
(144 - 1296 MHz): HP8970B (noise figure analyzer) w/HP346B (noise source), n/f reading 0.1dB high
(2304MHz - 10GHz): Agilent N8975A w/N4002 14dB ENR head