Contest LNA EME 2014  in Pleumeur Bodou - FRANCE

NF Measurments by Pierre-François F5BQP and Sylvain F6CIS   

Ref ENR : Micronetics NS346AK CAL 07/2014  and   HP 436A CAL 06/11/2013

Some LNA  have been tested by Jean-François F1LVO on his VNA HP 8720B at power input DUT : -30dBm

To avoid any discussions for the contest have been considered only the LNAs which where unconditionnally stable

NF (max) = some tests have been made + Circulator/Isolator with > 28dB RLs and band width and also using a 0.25 wl cable with the INS correction on the noise head obtained from a comparison (Nb. loss have been included into the CAL of the setup)

We apologize not been able to measure LNAs above 1.6GHz due to a failure of the preamplifier 70620B opt001 of the initial MMS 70k configuration during the workshop installation
Bands MHz CALL Design NF dB NF max dB Gain dB Specs annoncées Comment Contest
50 F6BKI N°3 TGN ULNA 3013 0,8 1,2 17,9 Manufacture specs : NF typ 0,5dB and gain 20dB    
50 F6BKI N°1 WA2ODO 0,06 0,36 27,26 ODO specs : NF 0,134dB and gain 27,433dB +4dB positive S11  
50 F6BKI N°2 WA2ODO 0,13 0,42 21,2 ODO specs : NF 0,204dB and gain 21,047dB -1dB S11 Winner 6m
144 F2CT HA8ET 1,09   22,54      
144 HB9AFO Home made PGA103+ N°1 0,99   24,14      
144 F6BKI RF HAM 0,55   23,72   Oscillation around 10Ghz  
144 F5ICN LNA 04/2m-V.03 0,43 0,44 23,97   -8dB  
144 EA1BLA Home made MGF1302 N°1 0,43   21,86      
144 EA1BLA Home made ATF143 N°2 0,41   23,41      
144 IW3HVB Home made U 1/4 MGF2430 N°2 0,17 0,17 24   +2dB positive S11  
144 IW3HVB Home made U 1/4 MGF2430 N°1  0,04 0,07 25,5   +4.8dB positive S11  
144 IW3HVB Home made 1/4 MGF2430 N°3 0,01 0,07 26,45   +2dB positive S11 144MHz and +4dB 136MHz  
144 HB9AFO Home made PGA103+ N°2 0,25 0,25 24,99   -8 dB S11 Winner 2m
432 EA1BLA Home made MGF1502 3 ?   16,73   Oscillation on UHF  
432 F5BQP HA8ET XRA/70 0,75   11,7   Probably defect transistor ?  
432 F5ICN LNA 05/70cm-V.03 High level 0,7 0,73 20,03 Manufacture specs : NF typ 0,5dB and gain 20dB    
432 F2CT Homme made  0,65   17   Probably defect transistor ?  
432 OK1VPZ Home made N°1 ATF54143 0,34   14,46 specs orner NF 0,45dB  gain 15dB    
432 AD6IW N°1 AD6IW BB "gift to the Tombola" 0,28 0,28   same specs  AD6IW  sheet unconditionnally stable Thanks to Goran
432 AD6IW N°2 AD6IW BB "gift to the Tombola" 0,28 0,28   same specs  AD6IW sheet unconditionnally stable Thanks to Goran
432 F6FHP+F6CIS Home made 1/4 0,17 0,17 21   -4dB S11  
432 OK1TEH WA2ODO N°2 -0,04 0,08 25 ODO specs : NF 0,10dB and gain 28,48dB +2dB positive S11 Winner 70cm
1296 PA3CQE Home made MAR8-SM 3,42   25,43      
1296 PA0HRK DJ9BV (ref noise HRK) 0,6 0,6 15,87 specs orner NF 0,60dB gain 15,6dB    
1296 F5ICN LNA 05/23cm-V.02 High level 0,55   28,07      
1296 OK1TEH Kuhne 0,41   21,64      
1296 PA0HRK WA2ODO 0,35 0,37 32,15 ODO specs : NF 0,238dB gain 32,9dB    
1296 DG0AG G4DDK 0,31 0,31 34,82      
1296 F6CIS G4DDK 0,3   37,99   -4dB S11  
1296 AD6IW N°1 AD6IW BB "gift to the Tombola" 0,29 0.29   same specs AD6IW  unconditionnally stable Thanks to Goran
1296 AD6IW N°2 AD6IW BB "gift to the Tombola" 0,29 0.29   same specs AD6IW  unconditionnally stable Thanks to Goran
1296 PA0HRK G4DDK N°1 0,28   38,64 specs orner NF 0,34dB  gain 38,7dB    
1296 VK4CDI G4DDK 0,27   33,47      
1296 ON5GS G4DDK 0,25 0,26 36,86      
1296 IK3COJ G4DDK 0,23 0,25 36,86      
1296 VK4CDI G4DDK 0,23   37,1      
1296 PA0HRK G4DDK N°2 0,17 0,19 28,26 specs orner NF 0,17dB  gain 30,5dB    
1296 RW3BP G4DDK N°2 0,16 0,2 40,82 specs writting on the box NF 0,117dB     
1296 OK1TEH G4DDK 0,16   37,86      
1296 RW3BP G4DDK N°1 0,15 0,23 39,76 specs writting on the box NF 0,125dB     
1296 PA3CQE G4DDK N°1 0,13 0,14 34,45 spec orner NF 0,26dB   Winner 23cm
1420 G4NNS G4NNS N°1 0,23   36,83      
1420 G4NNS G4NNS N°2 0,23   35,21     Winner 21cm

 

PS: data from F2CT (TNX!), edited from Excel to HTML for OK2KKW.COM web by OK1TEH