Termination-Insensitive Mixer, 1 - 4000 MHz

MD-/MDC-179

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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Electrical Specifications

Parameter

Test Conditions

Frequency

Units

Min

Typ

Max

Frequency Range

RF, LO Ports

IF Port

1 - 4000

5 - 1500

MHz

MHz

—

—

—

—

—

—

Conversion Loss

2,3

5 - 1000 MHz

5 - 2500 MHz

5 - 3500 MHz

1 - 4000 MHz

dB

dB

dB

dB

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

7.5

8.5

9.5

10.5

Isolation

LO to RF

5 - 1000 MHz

1 - 4000 MHz

dB

dB

30

20

—

—

—

—

LO to IF

5 - 1000 MHz

1 - 4000 MHz

dB

dB

30

20

—

—

—

—

RF to IF

10 - 500 MHz

1 - 4000 MHz

dB

dB

30

16

—

—

—

—

RF Input

1 dB Compression

1 dB Desensitization

—

—

dBm

dBm

—

—

+5

+3

—

—

SSB Noise Figure

Within 1 dB of Conversion Loss

Max

—

—

—

—

—

Typical Two-Tone IM

Ratio

with a –10 dBm input, each tone

60 MHz IF

10 MHz

500 MHz

3000 MHz

dB

dB

dB

—

—

—

49

52

50

—

—

—

3rd Order

Intermodulation Ratio

Degradation

@ IF VSWR 3:1

—

dB

—

3

—

1. All specifications apply when operated at +7 dBm available LO power with 50 Ohm source and load impedance.

2. For IF Frequencies of 5 - 300 MHz and RF of –10 dBm or less.

3. For MDC-179, add 1.0 dB to conversion loss.

This product contains elements protected by United States Patent Number 4,224,572.

Typical Performance Curves

Conversion Loss - LO @ +7 dBm,

IF @ 60 MHz

Isolation - Input +7 dBm

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

0

1

3

10

30

100

1000 2000 3000 4000 4500

Frequency (MHz)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0

1

3

10

30

100

1000 2000 3000 4000 4500

Frequency (MHz)

L-R

L-I

R-I