Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Chuck McCown
I have heard tales of cyrogenic LNA with NF below 1 dB. -Original Message- From: Brian Webster Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 5:43 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget Also keep in mind in the cellular world they used

Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Brian Webster
] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 4:00 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget Good to know. On 7/12/2018 3:30 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > 3dB NF is nothing to crow about these days. Lots of front ends and > preamps are belo

Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Adam Moffett
: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget Understood.  This is 700mhz A-Block, so I'm allowed 1000W ERP in one direction and 30W ERP in the other.  I hadn't thought it through yet when I talked about amping the 30W side. My thinking was to use the higher power channel for downlink.  I'm looking

Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Adam Moffett
hursday, July 12, 2018 2:16 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget But he said he gets 30 ERP not 30 EIRP where EIRP = 1.64 * ERP ( if he is actually allowed 30 ERP and not 30 EIRP ). So that would be 49.2 EIRP IF he is allowed 30 _ERP_.. so 49.2

Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Brian Webster
Of Robert Andrews Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 2:16 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget But he said he gets 30 ERP not 30 EIRP where EIRP = 1.64 * ERP ( if he is actually allowed 30 ERP and not 30 EIRP ). So that would be 49.2 EIRP IF he

Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Adam Moffett
is 37 dBm.  So 44.7 - 37 = 7.7 dB gain. A 7.7 dBi antenna is pretty common. After adding antenna gain, I don't see much room to amplify. -Original Message- From: Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 11:06 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link

Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Robert Andrews
antenna gain, I don't see much room to amplify. -Original Message- From: Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 11:06 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget I'm looking at an IoT application where we're allowed 30W ERP. The transmitter is 5W

Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Jason Wilson
I read that as the 5w was with antenna. Chuck is correct. 7dbm antenna and you are good to go. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 10:33 AM Jason Wilson wrote: > 44dbm is your target. You are at 37dbm now. 8dbm amplifier should take > care of any cable loss. > > On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 10:08 AM Adam

Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Jason Wilson
44dbm is your target. You are at 37dbm now. 8dbm amplifier should take care of any cable loss. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 10:08 AM Adam Moffett wrote: > I'm looking at an IoT application where we're allowed 30W ERP. The > transmitter is 5W, so even with antenna gain I have room to amplify that.

Re: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread chuck
To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget I'm looking at an IoT application where we're allowed 30W ERP. The transmitter is 5W, so even with antenna gain I have room to amplify that. How do you count an amplifier in your link budget? Just add the amp's tx

[AFMUG] How to count amplifiers in link budget

2018-07-12 Thread Adam Moffett
I'm looking at an IoT application where we're allowed 30W ERP.  The transmitter is 5W, so even with antenna gain I have room to amplify that. How do you count an amplifier in your link budget?  Just add the amp's tx gain and subtract connectors, or is there more to it than that? Strangely