> Now, IF you need a bit of a boost, consider killing two stones with one > bird. If you have a need to eliminate some noise, the MFJ 1025/1026 noise > reducers have a bit of a preamp built in. It is just a few db but it > might > suffice.
That is a mediocre TOI amplifier for a "line driver" or broadband "booster" application. It is a simple single J310 JFET source follower, and only makes about 5 -15 dBm TOI. That device also has pretty high noise floor because of gain distribution. It has a good bit of loss ahead of the 2N5109 output transistor. It also has a back-to-back diode clamp inside. It does the job it was intended to do pretty well, which is to mix a "noise signal" into a transmitting antenna's receive path, but I would not recommend it for amplification. By the way, if you match the emitter follower on the output to the receiver a bit better the gain and TOI will get a few dB better. It's pretty hard to quantify the TOI, because control settings and receiver impedance affects it, but someone is far better off using a "real" amplifier if needed. 73 Tom _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
