Termination Insensitive Mixer,

1 MHz - 3.5 GHz

MD-/MDC-/MDS-169

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V5

2

Electrical Specifications

Parameter

Test Conditions

Frequency

Units

Min

Typ

Max

Frequency Range

RF, LO Ports

IF Port

0.001 - 3.5

5 - 1500

GHz

MHz

—

—

—

—

—

—

Conversion Loss

5 - 1000 MHz

2

5 - 3000 MHz

3

1 - 3500 MHz

dB

dB

dB

—

—

—

—

—

—

7

8

10

Isolation

LO to RF

5 - 1000 MHz

1 - 3500 MHz

dB

dB

30

20

—

—

—

—

LO to IF

5 - 1000 MHz

1 - 3500 MHz

dB

dB

30

20

—

—

—

—

RF to IF

10 - 500 MHz

1 - 3000 MHz

1 - 3500 MHz

dB

dB

dB

30

20

18

—

—

—

—

—

—

RF Input

1 dB Compression

1 dB Desensitization

—

—

dBm

dBm

—

—

+7

+5

—

—

SSB Noise Figure

Within 1 dB of Conversion Loss

Max

—

—

—

—

—

Typical Two-Tone IM

Ratio

with a –10 dBm input, each tone

625 MHz and 35 MHz IF

10 MHz

500 MHz

3000 MHz

dB

dB

dB

—

—

—

55

58

56

—

—

—

3rd Order

Intermodulation Ratio

Degradation

@ IF VSWR 3:1

—

dB

—

3

—

1. All specifications apply when operated at +10 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-169, add 1.0 dB to conversion loss.

Parameter

Test Conditions

Frequency

Units

Min

Typ

Max

Conversion Loss

LO @ +10 dBm

IF @ 60 MHz

5 - 1000 MHz

1000 - 3000 MHz

1 - 3500 MHz

dB

dB

dB

—

—

—

6.5

7.5

8.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

Isolation

LO to RF

5 - 1000 MHz

1 - 3500 MHz

dB

dB

30

20

35

25

—

—

LO to IF

5 - 1000 MHz

1 - 3500 MHz

dB

dB

30

20

35

25

—

—

RF to IF

10 - 500 MHz

1 - 3000 MHz

1 - 3500 MHz

dB

dB

dB

30

20

18

35

25

23

—

—

—

Frequency: RF, LO Ports = 1 - 3500 MHz, IF Port = 5-1500 MHz