This document discusses system noise temperature, C/N ratio, and G/T ratio. It defines system noise temperature as the noise temperature of a noise source at the receiver input that would produce the same output noise as the actual receiver system. It describes how noise is contributed by different components in the receiver including the RF amplifier, IF amplifier, and demodulator. It provides the equation for calculating noise power at the demodulator input and explains how G/T ratio is a figure of merit used to evaluate receiver performance.
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