ECE 421

Name:______________

Date: _______________

( 15 pts ) 1. Describe the way in which the following types of noise is generated and solve.

A) EQUIPMENT
B) ATMOSPHERIC
C) SPACE

( 5 pts ) 2. Why are amplifiers that must work with very weak signals sometimes cooled to
extremely low temperatures? What is this process called?

( 5 pts) 3. Why is it important to have a low noise figure in the first stage of the amplifier than
in other stages?

(15 pts ) 4. An amplifier consists of two stages. Stage one has a gain of 12 dB and a noise figure
of 2 dB. Stage two has a gain of 20 dB and a noise figure of 5 dB. Calculate the noise figure, in
dB, and the equivalent noise temperature, in kelvins for the amplifier.

QUIZ 2

ECE 421

Name:______________

Date: _______________

( 15 pts ) 1. Describe the way in which the following types of noise is generated and solve.

A) EQUIPMENT
B) ATMOSPHERIC
C) SPACE

( 5 pts ) 2. Why are amplifiers that must work with very weak signals sometimes cooled to
extremely low temperatures ? What is this process called ?

( 5 pts) 3. Why is it important to have a low noise figure in the first stage of the amplifier than
in other stages?

(15 pts ) 4. An amplifier consists of two stages. Stage one has a gain of 12 dB and a noise figure
of 2 dB. Stage two has a gain of 20 dB and a noise figure of 5 dB. Calculate the noise figure, in
dB, and the equivalent noise temperature, in kelvins for the amplifier.