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In article <1993Jan12.220413.8315@kodak.kodak.com> ornitz@kodak.kodak.com (Barry x24904/ER/167B-TED) writes:

>In article <1993Jan12.202208.17471@ecsvax.uncecs.edu> crisp@ecsvax.uncecs.edu 
>(Russ Crisp) writes:
>>I'm looking for a good quality low noise figure mast mounted
>>pre amp for FM broadcast band reception.

>This should be a pretty trivial design using one of the microwave monolithic
>integrated circuits such as those made by Mini-Circuit Labs or Avantec.  A
>MCL MAR-6, for example, will cost less than $3 and provide 20 dB of gain at
>100 MHz with a NF below 3 dB. It will require two (chip-style is preferred)
>coupling capacitors, a resistor, an RF choke, and a power supply to be fully
>functional as an RF amplifier.  For 75 ohm input, a 4:1 balun will be needed.

I just thought that I would add that I just picked up the Feb 93 issue
of Popular Electronics today and it has an article about building amps
with the MAR series.  "Antenna Amplifiers That You Can Build" by
Joseph J. Carr, pages 43 to 46.  Of couse, it's all (C)1992 by Popular
Electronics, so I can't reproduce the diagrams here.   :)