
HILNAHFw/AGCUserManual
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PRODUCT LINE OVERVIEW
NuWaves’HILNAfamilyof amplifiers is designed to achieve high RF gain while maintaining extremely
lownoise,andhigh third‐order intercept pointacrossawideband.HILNA’srobustpowersupplyalso
operatesoveraverybroadrangeeasilyallowingtheunittobeintegratedintosystemswithoutregard
topowersupplyprecision.
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PRODUCT LINE HIGHLIGHTS
HighPerformance‐Noise,Gain,Intercept,DynamicRange:Unique combination of extremely
lownoise,highgain,highoutputintercept,andwidebandfrequencycoverage.
Robust Power Supply: Operates over a very broad range of power supply voltages. Included
witheachamplifierisamatingpowerconnectorwithcableattached.
Enclosures:
o HILNA HF, HILNA V1, HILNA G2V1, and HILNA GPS are housed in a black or silver
anodizedextrudedaluminumenclosurewithmountingflanges.
o µHILNAishousedinaminiaturesleekblackanodizedmilledaluminumenclosure.
o HILNALS is housed ina black anodized milled aluminum enclosurewith mounting
holesincorporatedintothechassis
o HILNA CX is housed in a nickel plated rugged aluminum enclosure with mounting
holesincorporatedintothechassis.
Completely Characterized: The HILNA family of low noise amplifiers has been completely
characterized over temperature, voltage, and frequency. The amplifiersarerobust,offering
significantvaluefortheOEMuserortheSystemsIntegrator.
User Friendly: Reverse‐voltage protection and regulator thermal shutdown provide defenses
againstuserinterfaceissues.
HighReliability:NuWaves’selectionofconservativelyratedcomponentsprovideshighreliability
deliveringhighMeanTimeBetweenFailure(MTBF)numbers.EachHILNAisinspectedtoIPC‐A‐
610ClassIIIqualitystandards.
ESD Protection: The HILNA Amplifiers are suitable for many types of applications where ESD
susceptibilityisprominent.Theamplifiersaredesignedtowithstandupto1000VutilizingESD
waveformsdescribedinIEC610004‐2.
Applications: IF or RF Buffer Amplifier ▪ Overcome Systematic RF Losses ▪ Increase Antenna
Signal Levels ▪ Military Radios ▪ RF Wideband Front‐Ends ▪ RF Pre‐Amp ▪ TV ▪ Final Stage
AmplifierforLow‐LevelRepeaters▪LongCableRunstoAntenna▪UltraLowNoiseApplications▪
LNA for Cellular Base Station ▪ High Linearity Systems ▪ General Purpose Amplification ▪ High