How wide is cut off bandwidth for Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNA?

The is designed specifically for hydrogen-line (21 cm, ~1420 MHz) reception by combining a SAW band-pass filter with low-noise amplifier stages. According to the manufacturer’s published specs:

📶 Bandwidth / Filter Cut-Off

  • The unit has a bandpass region of approximately 65 MHz centered near 1420 MHz. This means it’s engineered to provide high gain and low noise within roughly ±32–33 MHz of 1420 MHz around the center — i.e., roughly 1390 MHz to 1455 MHz (±3 dB points typical for SAW filters).
  • The product description states it has very high attenuation outside this ~65 MHz passband — effectively meaning signals significantly below ~1390 MHz or above ~1455 MHz are strongly rejected.

📌 What That Means

  • Cut-off bandwidth: approx 1420 ± 32–33 MHz (~65 MHz total passband) where the LNA/filter provides useful gain and low attenuation.
  • Outside that range, the SAW filter section drops signals sharply (high attenuation) to keep out unwanted bands and reduce interference.

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