1995 Noise Figure Results

1995 Noise Figure (NF) Results

Tested in Colorado Springs - 28 July 1995

144 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	WA5VJB	HB	MGF1801	TAPPED L	.21	14
	WA8WZG	MCM	AT8250	LC	.22	22
	K7CA	MCM	MGF1302		.23	23.6
	WA8WZG	HB	MGF1302	LC	.24	22
	WA5VJB	HB	MGF2116	CAVITY	.25	22.7
	AA4FQ	HB	MGF1302	LC	.26	22.8
	WA5VJB	HB	MGF2116	CAVITY	.26	18.3
	VE7BQH	HB		CAVITY	.34	21
	VE7BQH	HB		LC	.35	25.5
	KH6CP	HB	MGF1801	LC	.41	16.11
	KN4SM	SSB	LNA145	LC	.45	19.56
	N0JEQ	ARR	MGF1302	LC	.61	25.3
	N5SVP	COMM		LC	.63	19.3
	W0PPF	HB	MGF1202	LC	.75	18
	W0PPF	HB	MGF1302	LC	.75	19.2
	KB5ZUD	HB	MGF1302	LC	.78	21.4
	WQ0P	HB	MGF1302	LC	.85	17.69
	N0AKC	HB	MGF1302	LC	.9	21.7
	K0FQA	HB	NE251		1.05	31.4
	WA0BWE	ARR			1.77	23.6
	KN4SM	RFC	2-317	BRICK	1.82	15.7
	WB5LUA	HB	INA51	LC	1.99	22.7
	WW4T	ICOM		LC	2.05	21.7
	WB5LUA	HB	INA30 MMIC	LC	2.52	20.1
	WB5LUA	HB	2-INA30 MMIC	LC	3.03	44.7

222 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP/1	HB	MGF1801	LC	.21	22.4
	WA5VJB	HB	MGF1801	LC	.27	20
	N0HJC	ARR		LC	.85	22.7
	KB6IGC	SSB		LC	.88	23.3
	WA0BWE	SSB		LC	.91	25.8

432 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	DJ9BV	HB	MGF1302	CAVITY	.24	17.4
	KD4LT	HB	MGF1302	CAVITY	.29	19.9
	KD4LT	HB	MGF1302 X2	CAVITY	.33	49
	WA4NJP	HB	2 X MGF1302	CAVITY	.45	45.4
	KN4SM	TELETEC	70A	LC	.48	18.4
	W8TN	HB	MGF1302	CAVITY	.52	21.6
	KN4SM	SSB	LNA435	LC	.52	15.6
	N0HJZ	ARD			.63	17.4
	WQ0P	HB	MGF1302	CAVITY	.67	17.3
	N0HJZ	ARR			.73	18.2
	WA0BWE	ARR	MGF1302	LC	.78	19.9
	K0FQA	HB			.8	17.3
	WA0BWE	SSB			1.2	18.6
	W0PPF	HB	DXL2502	LC	1.25	16.9
	WG6K	HAMTRON			2.2	15.7
	WB5LUA	HB	INA51163 MMIC	Microstrip	2.26	20.3
	WB5LUA	HB	INA30 MMIC	Microstrip	2.62	20.3
	N2CEI	DEM	Transverter		.64	28.1

902 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP	HB	NEC32684	LC	.33	15.5
	KH6CP	HB	ATF10135	HALF WAVE CAV	.4	18.1
	WB5IGF	HB	ATF10135	LC	.53	18.5
	W0BJ	HB	ATF10135	LC	.75	10.8
	K0FQA	HB	ATF12535	LC	1	14.6
	N0AKC	HB	MGF1302	LC	1.45	12.5
	KF0OA	HB	MRF966	HALF WAVE CAV	1.8	11
	W0PHD	HB	MGA86576	LC	3.08	15.5
	N2CEI	DEM	Transverter		.9	18.1

1296 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	AA6WI	SM0PYP	FHX	Cavity	.25	39.5
	KH6CP	HB	NEC32684A	LC	.28	18.1
	AA6WI	WD5AGO	NE321-1302	LC	.29	35
	DJ9BV	HB	FHX35	LC	.3	19
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077	LC	.33	18
	DJ9BV	HB	FHX35	LC	.42	16.2
	WA8WZG	COMM		LC	.43	16.1
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF10135	LC	.54	13.7
	K5MAT	HB	MGF1412	LC	.58	15.4
	WB0TEM	HB	ATF20135	LC	.61	13.8
	WB0TEM	HB	NE32194	LC	.66	17.9
	WB0TEM	HB		LC	.7	14
	WA4NJP	HB	MGF1302	LC	.76	25.3
	WA4NJP	HB	2 X MGF1302	LC	.78	23.4
	WA0QII	HB	ATF-10736	LC	.85	12.5
	WQ0P	HB	ATF10135	LC	.94	14.5
	K0FQA	HB	ATF-12535	LC	1.03	14.2
	N8ZM	ICOM		LC	1.79	16.3
	W0PHD	HB	MGA86576 MMIC	LC	2.32	18.4
	WB5LUA	HB	INA51163 MMIC	LC	2.64	23.3
	WB5LUA	HB	INA30 MMIC	LC	3.6	13.2

2304 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP	HB	NEC32684A	LC	.38	15.2
	WB5IGF	LUA	ATF35076	Wire Inductor	.39	14.3
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077	Wire Inductor	.4	16.8
	DJ9BV	HB	NE424/86576		.41	39.9
	DJ9BV	HB	NE424		.41	18.7
	DJPBV	HB	NE424	LC	.42	16.93
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF10135	Microstrip	.58	13.6
	WA8WZG	HB	ATF10135	LC	.78	13
	W0FQA	HB	VJB	LC	1.34	15.7
	W2CRS	SSB		LC	1.43	17
	WB5LUA	HB	MGA-87563 MMIC		2	12.6
	W0PHD	HB		LC	2.04	20.62
	WA5TKU	HB	MGA86576 MMIC	LC	2.28	23.8
	WA5VJB	HB	MGA86563 MMIC	MICROSTRIP	2.42	20.6
	K0GCJ	AERTECH			5.48	22.5
	N2CEI	DEM	Transverter		1.2	31.5
	WA8WZG	SSB	Transverter		1.7

3456 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	DJ9BV	HB	NE424	LC	.55	14.4
	KH6CP	HB	NEC326	Wire Loop	.55	12.8
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077	Wire Loop	.58	25.6
	WA8WZG	HB	2XATF10135	LC	1.02	25.3
	K0FQA	HB		LC	1.19	22.7
	N2CEI	DEM	Transverter		1.7	22.4
	WB5LUA	HB	MGA86563 MMIC	MICRO STRIP	2.1	15.2
	WA5TKU	HB	MGA86576 MMIC	Wire Loop	2.23	25
	WA5VJB	HB	MGA86563 MMIC	MICROSTRIP	2.7	15.8
	N2CEI	DEM	2402PA	2 w power amplifier	3.05	20.8
	W0PHD	HB		LC	3.5	19

5760 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	DJ9BV	HB	NE326	MICRO STRIP	.6	13.54
	KH6CP	HB	NEC326	MICRO STRIP	.7	23.2
	WB5LUA	HB	ATF36077	MICROSTRIP	.76	13.4
	WA8WZG	HB	2XATF10135	MICROSTRIP	1.02	18.3
	WD4MUO/0	COMM	JCA TECH	?	3.6	21.1
	W0UC	HB	2XATF10135	MICROSTRIP	4.25	10

10368 MHz	Call	Design	Device	Input Network	NF (dB)	Gain (dB)
	KH6CP	HB	NEC32684A	Microstrip	.57	11.58
	KH6CP	HB	NEC32684A	Microstrip #2	.6	11.35
	N0UGY	DEM	NEC32684A	KH6CP Microstrip	.7	12.85
	DJ9BV	HB	NEC32684A	Microstrip	.89	12.08
	WA8WZG	HB	ATF13135X2	WB5LUA Microstrip	1.68	18
	W0KJY	HB	ATF13135	WB5LUA Microstrip	2.1	14.33

Tested by WB5LUA, WA8WZG, and WA7CJO
Data entered by N5QGH, KB8OIU, WB5IGF

HP346A Noise Source, Measurement Accuracy of system according to HP is +/- 0.2 dB!
Per NRAO hot/cold tests, NF at 222, 432, and 432 MHz have been increased 0.05 dB