RF building blocks

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Andrew (grayhat)
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RF building blocks

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Preamplifiers (LNAs), low/high/bandpass/notch filters, Bias-T units and other RF "building blocks"

https://gpio.com/

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an example

https://gpio.com/collections/low-noise- ... -30db-gain

the LNA above should fit pretty well the SULA loop
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Mmm 30dB, 2.2dB noise, sounds very tempting. I should try that when I get to make the small version of the SULA!
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then one may add some filters

https://gpio.com/collections/notch-filters

between the antenna and the LNA in EU or at Least in Italy one may want this

https://gpio.com/collections/notch-filt ... ction-85db

to keep commercial FM from.saturating the LNA and deafening it or the receiver frontend
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