94 Chapter 3 
Technical Specifications
Noise Figure and Gain
Instrument’s own 
Noise Figure
Figure 3-1  Characteristic
1
 Noise Figure at 23°C ± 3°C (10 MHz to 3.0 GHz)
Frequency Noise Figure Noise Figure over a limited 
temperature range of 23
o
 C ± 3
o
 C
10 MHz to < 500 MHz < 4.9 dB 
+ (0.0025 * freq in MHz)
< 4.4 dB + (0.0025 * freq in MHz)
500 MHz to < 2.3 GHz < 7.4 dB 
+(0.00135 * freq in MHz)
< 5.9 dB + (0.00135 * freq in MHz)
2.3 GHz to 3.0 GHz  4.9 dB 
+ (0.0015 * freq in MHz)
< 2.9 dB + (0.0015 * freq in MHz)
> 3.0 GHz to 13.2 GHz < 12.0 dB < 10.5 dB
>13.2 GHz to 26.5 GHz < 16.0 dB < 12.5 dB
1. Characteristic values are met or improved on by 90% of instruments with 90% confidence.