PowerWise® Design University

Non-PLL Radio Frequency (RF) Basics

Is it better to have 1 dB Compression Point that is:
Lower
Higher
Negative
Equal to zero

What is the thermal noise floor at 25 deg Celsius?
-3 dBm/Hz
-348 dBm/Hz
-87 dBm/Hz
-174 dBm/Hz

What properties are the most critical for the first element in the receiver chain?
A low noise, modulated gain element
A low noise, low gain element
A low noise, high gain element
A filtered gain element