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Old March 23rd 09, 11:08 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Noise figure paradox

Joel Koltner wrote:
Radiation resistance is a virtual resistance and does not contribute
thermal or Johnson noise.


Certainly, agreed.

But the loss resistance of the antenna itself is still contributing
kTB, right?

If I take a small loop of wire that has, say, a 100 milliohms of
resistance, it still generates kTB watts of thermal noise power. Why
isn't this a "problem?"


Because that noise power has a source impedance of 100 milliohms, which
is dramatically mismatched to the input impedance of a normal receiver.
This is explained in Wes Hayward's full-length textbook, 'Introduction
to Radio Frequency Design' (now re-published by ARRL).


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