Noise figure measurement using an SA44B with Spike software
I successfully measured noise figures (NF) by the Y factor method using the measurement receiver utility (MRU) in the version 2.18b SA44B software. The results being similar to those obtain with a professional noise figure meter. However using the Spike version 3.0.21 the MRU gives a Y factor about 3dB less than the expected value. …
Posted February 25, 2016