1999 Noise Figure Results

1999 Noise Figure (NF) Results

Tested in Cedar Rapids, IA - 24 July 1999

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)
	KA0RJT	KA0RJT	FSC11LF	0.11	25.67
	JH7SIA	JH7SIA		0.11	25.53
	JH7SIA	JH7SIA		0.15	25.25
	WA5VJB	WA5VJB	MGF1801	0.15	16.89
	WA5VJB	WA5VJB	MGF1801	0.2	18.15
	WA5VJB	WA5VJB	MGF1801	0.44	16.7
	W0PT	ARR SP144VDG		0.52	23.37
	N0UK	CSVHFS PROCEEDINGS	MGF-1302	0.69	23.09
	W0PT	ARR SP144VDG		0.86	22.56
	WA5VJB		Stacked 1302's	1	14.3
	N0UK	HANDBOOK	DG MOSFET NTE454	1.33	25.7
	N0UK	DEMI	ATF 10136	2.4	20

222 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	N0UK	HANDBOOK	NTE454	4	9.8
	N0AKC	M.C.M.	MGF1302	DEAD	DEAD

432 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KA0RYT	KA0RYT	NE334501	DEAD	DEAD
	KA0RYT	KA0RYT	ATF10136	0.15	27.83
	KA0RYT	KA0RYT	ATF10136	0.16	25.67
	KA0RYT	KA0RYT	NE32584	0.19	23.03
	KA0RYT	KA0RYT	NE33284	0.21	23.36
	JH4JLV	JH4JLV	NE329501	0.24	24.22
	W7QX	W7QX-2 STAGE	NE334/ATF10136	0.26	39.45
	KA0RYT	KA0RYT	ATF34143	0.27	20.48
	JH4JLV	JH4JLV	NE329501	0.27	20.82
	JH0WJF	JH0WJF #2	MGF1402	0.3	17.72
	JH0WJF	JH0WJF #1	FHX35LG	0.3	24.23
	KA0RYT	KA0RYT	ATF10136	0.32	27.18
	VE6TA	M.C.M.	MGF1302	0.34	19.75
	VE6TA	M.C.M.	MGF1302	0.42	18.44
	AL7EB	N9MKC		0.85	20
	AL7EB	DEMI		1.19	12.84
	N0UK	DEMI	ATF10136	1.57	13.51
	WA5VJB	Mirage KP-1/440		2.07	16.6
	WA5VJB	RDI	AT415 NPN	2.55	9.72

903 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	N0AKC	DEMI		0.52	21.37
	W9FZ	DEMI	ATF10136	1.44	8.2
	N0AKC	MCM	MGF1302	1.94	9.4
	N0AKC	CELLWAVE		3.37	19.67

1296 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W7QX	W7CNK	NE334	0.22	23.03
	W7CNK			0.22	19.53
	W7CNK			0.22	18.43
	KA0RYT	KB2AU	NE334501	0.28	20.18
	KA0RYT	KB2AU	NE334501	0.32	15.22
	W7QX	W7QX 2 STAGE	NE334/ATF10136	0.46	30.14
	W7QX	W7QX 2 STAGE	NE334/ATF10136	0.57	28.57
	W7QX	W7QX 2 STAGE	FHX05/ATF10136	0.6	30.51
	VE6TA	WD5AGO		0.68	14.14
	K9EK	1/2 WAVE CAVITY	MGF1302	0.76	10.63
	N0UK	DEM	10136	0.8	14.31
	K9EK	1/4 WAVE CAVITY	MGF1302	0.82	14.69
	AL7EB	N9MKC		1.19	12.84

2304 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WA9FND	DEMI		0.46	17.95
	K9EK	W5LUA		0.52	16.74
	WA5VJB	DJ6BV	NE32684	0.65	13.96
	WA5VJB	DEMI		0.83	14.96

3456 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W9FZ	W5LUA	ATF10136	1.09	25.96
	KD4NOQ			5.88	9.27

5760 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WA9FWD	DEMI		1.19	11.73
	KD4NDQ			DEAD	DEAD

10368 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
10368 MHz	N2CEI	DEM-10368-144 Trans		1.74	16

24192 MHz	Call	Design	Device	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	W5LUA	W5LUA 2 stage, WG input	Hp Indium Phosphide	1.98	17.6
	VE4MA	2 Stage, WG input	ATF 36077	2.42	13.1
	VE4MA	3 Stage DB6NT, WG input	NE 329	2.75	24.5
	W5LUA	MMIC, SMA In/Out	HMMIC-5023	2.93	20.2
	W5LUA	2 Stage, SMA In/Out	ATF-36077	3.3	13
	W0EOM	Commercial, 23 GHz		3.52	20.6
	W0AUS	Commercial, 23 GHz		3.94	15.5
	VE4MA	JE1AAH	NE 239	3.89	22
	W5LUA	Commercial, 23 GHz		3.84	19.3

Tested by W0PPF,KA0YSQ, W0FMS,W5LUA, KA0RYT,W7CNK
HP346A Noise Source, Measurement Accuracy of system according to HP is +/- 0.2 dB!

Note - HP346C Noise Source used on 24 GHz