Amateur ExtraE6E05
Which of the following noise figure values is typical of a low-noise UHF preamplifier?
A
Answer
Components and circuit devices
Type
A
0.5 dB
B
-10 dB
C
44 dBm
D
-20 dBm
Answer Notes
Noise figure is a measure of how much thermal noise an amplifier adds to a received signal, expressed in decibels (dB). For a low-noise amplifier (LNA) operating at UHF frequencies, the goal is to add as little noise as possible. A typical modern, high-quality UHF preamplifier will have a positive noise figure of around 0.5 dB to 1 dB.
You can easily eliminate several of the distractors by looking at the units. Noise figure is a ratio expressed in dB, not an absolute power level, which rules out the options using dBm. Additionally, because a real-world amplifier will always add at least some noise to a circuit, a noise figure cannot be negative, eliminating the -10 dB option.
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