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RECEIVER ANALYSIS

Cascade analysis

Arrange the receive chain in signal order and calculate overall gain and cascaded noise figure.

Total gain33.00 dBNoise figure2.11 dB

SIGNAL CHAIN

Stages

OrderStageGainNoise figure
01
02
03
04

FRIIS NOISE EQUATION

F = F₁ + (F₂−1)/G₁ + (F₃−1)/(G₁G₂) + …

Gains and noise factors are converted to linear values before the cascade is evaluated. Stage order matters: early gain suppresses the noise contribution of later stages.