For a stable linear radiometer, known cold and hot radiances give BS=BC+(BH−BC)(VS−VC)/(VH−VC). Put a=(BH−BC)/(VH−VC) and b=−a(VS−VC)/(VH−VC). Then δBS=aδVS+bδVH−(a+b)δVC; all three measured voltages contribute to the retrieved uncertainty.