With just 3 x GALI or 3 x GVA or anything in a SOT-89 case.
The photomodel comes with a Voltage regulator. Supply was 9 V, 123 mA.
The final Version also has an Attenuator at the output. For Fine Adjustement of the
Level and Improvement of the Matching. BOM is approx. 123 CHF.
✈ Motivation
Motivated by the
Version with 2 x GVA-81+ we wanted to continue
towards the 'Ghetto Blaster'. Still, the Amplitude response is not too shabby.
Some theroretical max. ENR values (without attenuator) mayst be :
TYPE
NF [dB]
GAIN [dB]
ENR [dB]
GVA-81+
7.4
10
42.2
GVA-82+
6.6
13.8
47.4
GVA-83+
6.2
17.1
52.8
In order to calculate the ENR value from the Noise Floor Measurement, we used
this website.
The above ENR was measured with three identical Gain Blocks.
The 50Ω Resistor produces a Noise of -113.1 dBm in a 300 kHz Bandwidth at 290 K.
With 3 x GALI-19+ and PAT-3 the ENR value is : 38.18 dB @ 1.0 GHz
And yes, we know that graphs end, where data becomes unflattering. Please believe me,
I only have a FSP-3 from Rhode & Schwarz (3 GHz) High Precision Spectrum Analyzer 🙁
✈ Increasing S22 - #0001
As some Tester will switch the Noise Source ON and OFF, the Output matching
must be very good, in both cases. This can be accomplished by increasing the attenuator
at the output to higher values. Using an attenuator of 15 dB, we can increase the matching
by 30 dB. Yes, the ENR will drop by 15 dB. In terms of ENR, we measured the following values :
FREQUENCY [MHz]
ENR [dB]
500
24.86
1000
24.44
2000
23.59
3000
23.18
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