LimeRFE

A Software-Definable RF Front End Module for LimeSDR Platforms

Aug 07, 2019

Project update 7 of 24

Performance of the Final Production Board

Version 1v0 is our final design, the one that will go into production soon and that backers will receive in November. This version will have a number of additional amateur radio bands (50/70 MHz, 220 MHz, and 920 MHz) that were not included in the 0v3 prototype. The 1280 MHz band will be updated as well.

In order to assess the performance of the final LimeRFE 1v0 board, we have combined measurements from the prototype with simulated results for new or modified bands. The expected performance of the production board is summarised in the table below:

No.BandTX Gain [dB]TX OP1dB [dBm]RX Gain [dB]RX NF [dB]RX IIP3 [dBm]
1 WB 100027 min, 45 max 22 min, 28.5 max 17 min, 21 max4 min, 6 max12 min, 17 max
2 WB 400012 min, 34 max 15.5 min, 24 max 6 min, 19 max1.5 min, 4 max13 min, 22 max
3 HAM 30 (5-30 MHz)31 nom 32.5 nom 20 nom5 nom14 nom
HAM 30 (1-5 MHz)31 nom 32.5 nom 20 nom-3 min, 14 max
4 HAM 50-70 *30 nom 29 nom 18 nom5.5 nom13 nom
5 HAM 14523 nom 35.5 nom 18 nom7 nom11 nom
6 HAM 220 *23 nom 35 nom 16 nom7 nom10 nom
7 HAM 43525 nom 35 nom 16 nom4.5 nom10 nom
8 HAM 920 *35 nom 29.5 nom 16 nom4 nom16 nom
9 HAM 1280 *32 nom 28 nom 16 nom3 nom17 nom
10 HAM 240043 nom 31.5 nom 12 nom3 nom17.5 nom
11 HAM 350019 nom 20.5 nom 7 nom4 nom8 nom
12 Cell Band 137 nom 29 nom 13 nom6 nom18 nom
13 Cell Band 239 nom 31 nom 14 nom5 nom18 nom
14 Cell Band 339 nom 29.5 nom 14 nom5 nom18 nom
15 Cell Band 739 nom 29 nom 9 nom5.5 nom20 nom
16 Cell Band 3842 nom 29.5 nom 8 nom5.5 nom21 nom

** - Simulated*

Two Days Left in the Campaign

Our crowdfunding campaign ends on Friday evening, and we’d like to remind you all that the price of LimeRFE will increase after that. We also want to send out a huge thank all to everyone who has give us their support so far!


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