A signal-to-noise enhancer with a bandwidth that is six times as wide as that of the conventional type is presented. A new circuit construction, the combination of two MSSW filters which have the same insertion loss in the broadband and two 90 hybrids, is effective to remarkably extend the bandwidth. The enhancement of the enhancer amounts to 20 dB in the operating frequency range of 1.9 GHz150 MHz in 0 to 60 degrees centigrade. This enhancer has accomplished FM threshold extension because the S/N is improved by 1 to 7 dB below the C/N of 9 dB. It was demonstrated that this new enhancer is effective for noise reduction in practical DBS reception.

An active feedback resonator (AFR) is a kind of circuit which functions as a high unloaded Q resonator. The AFR employs an active feedback loop which compensates for the energy loss of a conventional microwave resonator. Owing to an active element in the AFR, thermal noise should be taken into account when designing the AFR. In order to simplify a circuit design using the AFR we introduced noise temperature (Tn) for the AFR. In addition, we describe the AFR design which gives minimum noise temperature. Finally, the noise temperature, measured in an AFR as a band elimination filter, is compared with the theoretical value to evaluate the AFR.

A TE010 mode dielectric resonator is proposed to be used in a millimeter-wave filter. The resonator was fabricated using the photolithographic technique, and high unloaded Q of 1610 was obtained at 60 GHz. A planar circuit type millimeter-wave filter, using TE010 mode dielectric resonators, was fabricated using NRD guides as input and output circuits. The measured filter characteristics agreed with calculated values well. The filter can be applicable to future millimeter-wave mobile communications systems.

A surface mount device (S. M. D.) type miniature isolator has been developed. Its dimension is 6.8 6.9 4 mm3 and weight is 0.75 g. Both the volume and weight have been reduced to one-third compared with a conventional small model. A resin case and metalplated terminals on its surface are used to realize this configuration. By using a simplified simulation technique the most suitable ferrite size and the most suitable magnet are determined to minimize an insertion loss and to realize good temperature stability. Consequently, 0.8 dB insertion loss, 15 dB isolation and 14 dB return loss are obtained within 3 % bandwidth at 836.5 MHz in the practical operating temperature range between -25 and +75. Handling power capability of 2.5 W for forward input and 0.75 W for reverse input are achieved at +25.

A miniaturized antenna duplexer for 800 MHz band cellular portable telephone terminal was developed by using copper-plated rectangular coaxial dielectric resonators. The duplexer with mechanically stable construction is realized and available to surface mount devices. The volume is 3.7 cc about one half of the volume of a conventional dielectric duplexer for E-TACS.