> Yes but that sounds sort of risky in that the lowest noise
> figure of an LNA
> is not necessarily achieved at optimum match.
Agreed, and most are tuned for lowest NF and not necessarily maximum gain
nor ideal match.
> My previous comments relating to LNAs may also apply to the
> JFET mixers in
> G.E. radios, as I've had a few that did not completely
> optimize by tuning
> for maximum RX limiter current per the manual; tuning for
> best quieting
> yielded a dB or two better S/N.
Agreed, and the effect is not limited to just GE's specifically.
--- Jeff
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