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Mixer Translates 10 MHz to 10 GHz

April 12, 2011

Model M4-10M10 is a broadband mixer from Marki Microwave capable of working with RF and local oscillator (LO) signals from 10 MHz to 10 GHz and providing downconverted intermediate-frequency (IF) signals from DC to 250 MHz. The conversion loss is typically only 8 dB, with LO-to-RF isolation of typically 32 dB and LO-to-IF isolation of typically 25 dB. The mixer has an input 1-dB compression point of typically +3 dBm, with an option for performance to typically +6 dBm. The third-order intercept point is typically +13 dBm, with an option for performance to +16 dBm when the mixer is constructed with medium-barrier diodes.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.