1996 Noise Figure Results

1996 Noise Figure (NF) Results

Tested in Bloomington, Minnesota - 26 July 1996

50 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	K0GJX	ARR	GASFET		.65	24.48
	K0GJX	ARR	FET		1	16.48
	KB0PE	OWN	RCA 40841	TAPPED L	3.26	14
	N9OO	MILLEN	92101 w/6AK5	LC	7.3	13
	N0AKC	DEM	ATF		7.9	6.4
	KE9QT	ARRL HDBK	MRF966		15.4	7.9

144 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP/1	KH6CP/1	MGF1801	1/2" HL	.21	24
	WA5VJB	HB	CAVITY		.22	21.4
	WA8WZG	HB	MGF1302		.24	22
	WA8WZG	HB	MGF1302		.25	25
	N9MKC				.27	22.3
	N0AKC	MCM	MGF1302		.28	23
	KD0DW	SSB	LNA145 (B2)		.28	19.65
	K9PW	HB	MRF966		.34	18.2
	N0AKC	MCM	MGF1302		.35	24
	N0AKC	WA5VJB	MGF1302		.38	24.3
	WQ0P	AGO	MGF1302	1/2WAVE CAVITY	.4	22
	W9HLY	VE7BQH	MGF1302		.5	22.9
	N0NAS	ARR	GASFET	SP144VDG	.52	23.6
	KD0DW	SSB	LNA145		.53	13.8
	K9CA	AR2	MGF1302		.6	22.1
	K9CA	K9CA#2	ATF13284		.78	19.4
	WQ0P	HB	MGF1302	LC	.82	16.3
	WQ0P	HB	MGF1302	LC	.97	13.5
	K5LLL	DEM	ATF10135		1.36	13.7
	K2VXO	MIRAGE	B3016		3.36	1.8
	WA0RSE	MIRAGE	B-34-G		6.22	15.8

222 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP/1	KH6CP/1	NGF1801		.12	22.31
	WA5VJB	HB	MGF1801	TAPPED L	.17	19.43
	KH6CP/1	HB	MGF1801	LC	.21	22.4
	WA5VJB	HB	MGF1801	LC	.27	20
	N0JCF	DEM	ATF10136	LC	.66	18.4
	N0AKC	MCM	MGF1302	LC	.87	16.4

432 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	N0IS	HB	MGF1402	Cavity	.3	21
	KA0RYT	WD5AGO	GASFET		.34	19
	W9QXP	HB	ATF10136x2	Helical Resonator	.4	27.2
	W9QXP	HB	ATF10136x2	Helical Resonator	.4	27
	N9MKC	?	?	?	.47	23.4
	W9QXP	HB	ATF35176/10136	Microstrip	.49	35
	WA8WZG	MCM	MGF1302	L/C	.53	20.6
	W9QXP	HB	ATF10136x2	Helical Resonator	.58	25.6
	WQ0P	HB	MGF1302	LC	.68	17.5
	K0GJX	ARR	GASFET		1.03	18.6
	N0NAS	TOKYO HRA-7			1.14	20.8
	WA0RSE	SSB	SP-70		1.14	17.4
	KE8TR	MIRAGE	GASFET		1.42	13.5
	N4PZ	?	?	?	1.8	7.4
	WA0RSE	RFC	4-110		2.58	10.4

902 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP/1	KH6CP/1	NE32684A	LC	.32	15.6
	KH6CP	HB	NEC32684	LC	.33	15.5
	WA2VOI/0	DEM			.37	17.2
	WB5IGF	HB	ATF10135	LC	.53	18.5
	KH6CP/1	KH6CP/1	ATF10136	40MHz BW FILTER	.96	18.75
	KE9QT	DEM	ATF10136		1.1	17.2
	N0AKC	MCM	MGF1302		1.35	13.57
	KE9QT	DEM	MAR-6	XVTR -144 IF	2.78	18.7
	WB9SNR	DEM	MAR-6	XVTR-144 IF	3.66	18.7

1296 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WA8WZG	AGO		LC	.26	24
	KH6CP/1	KH6CP/1	NE32684A		.35	18.2
	KA0RYT	DEM	HEMT		.4	15.3
	WA9FWD		MGF1412	CAVITY	.5	14
	KB0PYO	DEM			.72	14.1
	WA8WZG	HB	MGF4314	LC	.92	14.8
	WQ0P	LUA NO TUNE	ATF10135		.92	14.3
	WA9ACI	SWAGER INC			.97	43.8
	N0EOQ				1.01	12.6
	N0AKC	MCM	HEMT	LC	1.72	9.7
	WB9SNR	DEM	ATF10135	XVRTR 144 IF	2.02	21.6

2304 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP/1	HB	ATF36077	Wire Inductor	.3	16.7
	KH6CP/1	HB	ATF36077	Wire Inductor	.33	17.6
	KH6CP/1	HB	NE32684A	Wire Inductor	.35	16.3
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077	Wire Inductor	.4	16.8
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077	Microstrip PCB	.43	16
	WB5LUA	HB/LUA	ATF36077	Microstrip PCB	.45	17.25
	N2CEI	HB/LUA	ATF36077	DEM Enclosure	.52	17.6
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF10135	Microstrip PCB	.58	13.6
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36163	Microstrip FR4 PCB	.8	17.02
	WA0RSE	SSB	UEK-2000SAT		1.07	32.3

3456 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP/1	HB	NE32684A	Wire Inductor	.5	12.75
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077/10136	Wire Inductor	.62	27.3
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077	Wire Inductor/PCB	.62	13.5
	WA8WZG	HB/LUA	ATF10135x2	Microstrip	.65	25
	WB5LUA	Harris	TVRO LNA	tuned to 4 GHz	1.66	32.4
	WA9O	HB	ATF10135x2	Transverter	1.75	20.5
	KH6CP/1	HB	MGA86576	Transverter	1.8	15
	WB5LUA	HB	MGA86563 MMIC	FR-4 Microstrip	2.1	15.2
	WB0LJC	Comm	?	Avantek	3.25	27.6

5760 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WA0BWE	HB/LUA	ATF36077	Microstrip	.62	11.3
	KH6CP/1	HB	NE32684	Microstrip	.64	13.2
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077	Microstrip	.73	13
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF-36077	Microstrip	.74	12.3
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077	DEM enclosure	.75	11.7
	WA0BWE	HB/LUA	ATF10136x2	Microstrip	1.2	14
	WA8WZG	HB	ATF10136	Microstrip	1.8	18.9
	WA9O	HB		Transverter	2.45	15
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF10135x2	Transverter	2.8	22.9
	WB0LJC	Comm	?	Avantek SA84-0750	3.8	27.1
	WA0BWE	HB	MGA64135	Microstrip	8.1	7.2

10368 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP/1	HB	NE329	Microstrip	.62	11.74
	KH6CP/1	HB	NE329	Microstrip	.63	13.5
	KH6CP/1	HB	NEC32684A	Microstrip	.69	12
	KH6CP/1	KH6CP/1	NE32984/ATF13135/13735	Microstrip	.73	26.4
	WB5LUA	HB/LUA	ATF36077x2	Microstrip	.75	22.5
	KH6CP/1	HB	NE32684A	Microstrip	.77	12.4
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36163	12 GHz Microstrip	.86	10.3
	WA8WZG	HB/LUA	ATF13135x2	Mircrostrip	1.75	17.9
	WA9O	HB/LUA	AT13135	Microstrip	2.2	17

Tested by WB5LUA, WA8WZG, WB5IGF, WA2VOI, K9PW, N0ATV, K0JO
HP346A Noise Source, Measurement Accuracy of system according to HP is +/- 0.2 dB!