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In this example it should be noted that we assumed an LNA gain of 18.5dB, as this is typically the most useful LNA gain setting. This gain setting provides sufficient LNA input range and very good noise figure. In most cases, higher LNA gain settings tend to reduce the LNA input range and restrict near-field imaging with marginal improvements in noise figure. For example, a 6dB increase in LNA gain typically lowers the input range by a factor of 2. Lower LNA gains, however, increase the allowable input range but sacrifice noise performance to an unacceptable level.
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