Title :
The Design of a Low Cost 2 GHz Low Noise Downconverter for Analog Radio System
Author :
Dinh, Xuyen ; Harrison, James S. ; Chen, Philip T. ; Chow, Tao
Author_Institution :
HARRIS/FARINON, 1691 BAYPORT AVE., SAN CARLOS, CA 94070, USA
Abstract :
A low cost downconverter for a 1.7-2.3 GHz analog radio system has been implemented using the fiberglass printed-circuitry technique. A maximum 1.9dB SSB noise figure and minimum 31dB conversion gain were achieved. The design and performance of such a low cost unit are also presented.
Keywords :
Amplitude modulation; Bipolar transistors; Circuit noise; Costs; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Energy consumption; Noise figure; Printed circuits; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1983. 13th European
Conference_Location :
Nurnberg, Germany
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1983.333297
