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laforge, 10/07/2018 06:39 AM

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h1. osmo-bts-lna
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The Osmo-BTS-LNA is a low noise amplifier intended for DCS uplink reception (MS->BTS). This is DCS1800 for GSM and band 3 for both UMTS and LTE.
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The LNA features a 2-stage LNA formed by RF3865 (RFDM/Qorvo) and two EPCOS B3832 SAW. 
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The board consumes about 200mA @5V. It intregrates a MIC5219-5 LDO and should be supplied with 5.5-12V DC (7V nom.), either
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* by local connection (DC input), or
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* by 'phantom power' via DC biasing from the RF output.
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The RF port can be used with U.FL/IPEX or SMA by moving a coupling capacitor. Bias sourcing is available via SMA.  
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h1. Schematics
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!{width: 60%}osmo-bts-lna_schema.jpg!
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h1. Photos
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!{width: 40%}bts-lna-top_mr.jpg!
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!{width: 40%}bts-lna-top-2_mr.jpg!
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!{width: 40%}bts-lna-top-app_mr.jpg!
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!{width: 40%}bts-lna-bott_mr.jpg!
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h1. RF measurements
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The Osmo-BTS-LNA has been tested on an Agilent E8356A. Some performance curves can be seen below. Input signal attnuation was -40, -70, -90 and -110 dBm. 
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*Osmo-BTS-LNA, -40dBm input*:
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!osmo-bts-lna_-40db-in.png! 
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*Osmo-BTS-LNA, -70dBm input*:
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!osmo-bts-lna_-70db-in.png!
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*Osmo-BTS-LNA, -90dBm input*:
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!osmo-bts-lna_-90db-in.png! 
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*Osmo-BTS-LNA, -110dBm input*:
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!osmo-bts-lna_-110db-in.png!
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h1. Availability
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An 1800 MHz version of osmo-bts-lna can be obtained from http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/osmo-bts-lna-1800
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Swapping the filters would permit to change this to other bands, as needed.
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