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.
