Topband: Slightly OT - amplifier noise

Dave Cuthbert telegrapher9 at gmail.com
Sat Mar 14 13:08:04 EDT 2020


The J310 is as quiet as they come. It has a 100 MHz noise figure of (only)
1.5 dB.

   73 and aloha, Dave KH6AQ

On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 6:40 AM <n2icarrl at gmail.com> wrote:

> This discussion of Hi Z amplifiers has been quite interesting. Excellent
> information from W1FV and K7TJR.
>
> I have an RX amp question, related but slightly off-topic.
>
> I have an MFJ-1025/1026 noise canceler. I like to use it on the higher HF
> bands
> to cancel power line QRN. The noise is typically S3-S4, but I want it down
> to S0
> to hear the bottom layer of stations. My sense antenna works fine, and the
> QRN
> is canceled. However, the MFJ-1025 amplifier noise is quite significant,
> often
> negating the QRN cancellation. The MFJ amplifiers are J310's. Any
> recommendations for something quieter ?
>
> 73,
> Steve, N2IC
>
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