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Design of a 10GHz LNA for Amateur Radio Operation

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APPLICATION NOTE Design of a 10GHz LNA for Amateur Radio Operation Using AWR Software Couple the mysterious nature of amateur (ham) radio in microwave bands to the lack of store- bought gear that operates in this band and you have the right recipe for a home brew of equipment. So when the design of a 10GHz ham radio station was originally discussed within the amateur radio community, one of the key missing blocks was a good low-noise amplifier (LNA). This application note describes how an LNA was therefore custom made (home brewed) utilizing Cadence ® AWR Design Environment ® circuit design software.

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