LNA Gains 18 To 22 GHz

Dec. 16, 2010

The model AMF-5F-18002200-17-10P is a low-noise amplifier (LNA) from MITEQ with maximum noise figure of 1.7 dB from 18 to 22 GHz. It provides 40 dB gain across its bandwidth, with worst-case gain flatness of +/-1.5 dB and typical gain flatness of +/-0.75 dB. The amplifier, which is supplied in a housing that is only 16 mm long and 8 mm high with field-replaceable K connectors, delivers at least +10 dBm output power at 1-dB compression with typical third-order intercept of +20 dBm . The amplifier draws 180 mA maximum current from a single +15-VDC supply.

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Jack Browne

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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.