Pre amplifier test

Today, during some after work hours, I have tested my small amplifier board.
It is based on minicircuits’ PSA-545+ and boasts about 20dB of gain, an IP3 of +20dBm, and NF = 0.8dB. Lets see of this is in line with reality…

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Yes, I know, the analyzer was not calibrated! no need to do that for a first test!

Although the analyzer has USB support, I did not have a drive/port/stick/key with me. By the way, how did they come up with so many names for USB flash drives!

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