2002 Noise Figure Results

2002 Noise Figure (NF) Results

Tested in Milwaukee, WI - July 26, 2002

50 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WA5VJB	Cavity	MGF1801	0.18	21.94
	N4SC	Mirage	KP-2	1.02	23.81

144 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KA0RYT	Cavity	2 parallel NE334S01	0.14	29.65
	KA0RYT	Cavity	MGF1801	0.18	23.94
	KA0RYT	Tapped LC	MGF1801	0.20	21.55
	KA0RYT	Tapped LC	ATF33143	0.23	21.58
	K5DYY	ARR P144VDG		0.39	23.84
	W7XU	HB	MGF1302	0.41	25.56
	WB9OWN	Demi 144LNA	ATF21136	0.49	21.22
	K5DYY	ARR P144VDG		0.50	21.88
	N0IS	LC	MGF1402	0.55	23.80
	KO2R	Demi 144LNA	ATF21186	0.58	21.20
	WA5VJB	Tapped L	MGF1801	0.60	16.80
	K9CA	ARR P144VDG	GaAsFet	0.63	22.19
	W7XU	ARR SP144VDG	MGF1302	0.97	20.98
	N8KWX	DB6NT MKU 24	NEC??	1.01	26.53
	K0VSV	RFC 2-117		1.25	17.01
	K0TLM	ARR SP144VDA	?	1.35	12.90

222 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
222 MHz	WA5VJB	Tapped L	MGF1801	0.19	21.50

432 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KA0RYT	Tapped Cavity	FHC40LG	0.15	28.44
	KA0RYT	Cavity	FHC40LG	0.24	25.70
	KA0RYT	Cavity	FHC40LG	0.25	24.04
	KA0RYT	SSB LNA435	?	0.42	20.87
	KA0RYT	L Match	ATF10136	0.59	17.30
	W7XU	HB	MGF1402	0.65	22.77
	N4SC	DEMI 70 LNAWP	ATF21186	0.70	18.87
	K5DYY	ARR P432VDG		0.75	18.36
	NS7N	DEMI		1.82	15.24
	K0VSV	TE 4412G		3.09	11.80

902 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
902 MHz	N4SC	DEMI 33 LNAWP	ATF10136	0.68	18.57

1296 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	N0IS	HB W6PO	MGF1402	0.48	17.40
	WA9FWD	DEMI 23LNAH	ATF10136	0.50	18.55
	K5LLL	Series L	ATF10136	0.54	14.70
	W9IIX	DEMI	ATF10136	0.69	18.30
	N0AKC	DEMI	ATF10136	0.71	16.95
	N0IS	WB5LUA	ATF10136	1.30	14.02
	W7VX	Surplus Amp	?	2.14	19.01

2304 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WA5VJB	HB DB6NT	NE326	0.64	13.94
	W7VX	Surplus Amp	?	2.26	21.20

3456 MHz	No Entry

5760 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
5760 MHz	W0AUS	Com'l	?	3.23	19.20

10368 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WB0LJC	Lau Dec 92 QEX	ATF 36077	0.99	12.20
	N2CEI	DEMI	ATF 36077	1.09	12.44
	N2CEI	DEMI	ATF 36077	1.16	12.11
	WB0LJC	Lau Dec 92 QEX	ATF 36077	1.18	9.74
	WA2VOI	DSS LNA	?	1.59	19.84
	WA2VOI	DSS LNA	?	1.59	19.90
	WA2VOI	DSS LNA	?	1.73	22.58
	N0UK	DEMI	?	1.83	29.30
	WA2VOI	DSS LNA	?	1.83	20.01
	N0UK	DEMI XVTR	FMM5701 MMIC	2.08	23.70
	N0UK	Com'l LNA	?	3.54	8.91
	WB0LJC	LJC	MGA 86576	7.10	0.4**
	N0UK	Com'l PA	?	12.00	8.50

24192 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W5LUA	LNA	NE32584C	2.15	16.11
	W5LUA	LNA	Avantek SMW 94-1044	2.55	27.08
	VE4MA	HB DB6NT	NE32584C	2.70	22.93
	W5LUA	W0EOM LNA	?	4.05	19.00
	W5LUA	W5LUA HB	?	4.09	11.08
	VE4MA	RX converter w/DB6NT LNA	NE32584C	2.44	50.22
	W5LUA	RX converter w/Avantek LNA	2 x ATF36077	3.37	38.42

47 GHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	VE4MA	HB Rcv converter w/LNA		5.0	*****
	W5LUA	HB Rcv converter w/LNA		5.7	*****

For 47 GHz: HP342A Noise Figure Meter with 33 - 50 GHz Gas tube Noise head & 10 dB attenuator
** Not a typo
*****Not measured

Tested by W5LUA, WA8WZG, KA0RYT, VE4MA, W5ZN, WA8RJF and N2CEI.
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 346C Noise Source on 24 GHz & up