[eagle] Re: Jim's Phase Noise Number!!

[Jim Sanford]

Bill:
-110 dbc/hz at 10khz offset is what I REMEMBER in my response to the 
question, "What is a good phase noise number to shoot for in a microwave 
narrowband (ssb/cw) system?" 

My memory may very well be WRONG, which was the point of asking my question.

I agree with you, looks like -90dbC at 10 KHz, but given what Juan's 
already said about his sources, and the uncertainties of the SDR-IQ, 
that may be VERY good!

Do you have a different answer to my original question, "What is a good 
phase noise number to shoot for in a microwave narrowband (ssb/cw) 
system?"    If so, I'd like to engage in that conversation, both for 
Eagle and for my terrestrial microwave station.

I agree with your assessment of Juan's work -- ABSOLUTELY EXEMPLARY!!!!!!

Thanks & 73,
Jim
wb4gcs at amsat.org


Bill Ress wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Where did the -110 dBC/Hz at 10 KHz come from? And at what frequency? 
> That's pretty aggressive using straight forward VCO's and PLLs. From 
> Juan's data with his snappy SDRIQ, it looks like that the 70 cm is 
> doing about -90 dBc/Hz at10 KHz. I thought that's what I read from his 
> early HP8566B dtata.
>
> My straight forward S2 RX downconverter PLL LO does -100 dBc/Hz at 10 
> KHz.
>
> We'd better get a good read on this since, if real, it forces more 
> sophisticated LO designs.
>
> Great work Juan!!
>
> Regards...Bill - N6GHz
>
>
>
> Jim Sanford wrote:
>
>>
>> I think I remember Bob's answer as -110dbc at 10 KHz offset.
>>
>> Thanks & 73,
>> Jim
>> wb4gcs at amsat.org
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