Narda Offers LNA Modules To 18 GHz

Sept. 20, 2007

Narda Microwave-East has developed a line of compact low-noise-amplifier (LNA) modules for broadband applications through 18 GHz. They offer noise figures as low as 1.8 dB and as much as 28 dB gain with output power at 1-dB compression as high as +20 dBm As an example, model NEL-0102N305-1MH is a broadband LNA module for applications from 500 MHz to 2 GHz. It features a noise figure of 2 dB or less and gain of at least 28 dB, with worst-case gain variations of 1 dB across the full frequency range. It provides output power at 1-dB compression of at least +5 dBm. Model NEL-0618T620-5MH is an LNA module designed for use from 6 to 18 GHz. Over that range, it delivers 4 dB noise figure, 28 dB gain, and output power of +20 dBm at 1-dB compression. For more information on the LNA modules, visit the Narda Microwave-East website at: http://www.nardamicrowave.com/east

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.