The MIX3G20G5M3G from Lotus Communication is an active upconverting or downconverting mixer with an RF/LO frequency from 3 to 20 GHz and IF frequency from 4.5 MHz to 3 GHz. It has a conversion loss of 8 dB and an IP3 from 18.3 to 22.5 dBm. This mixer has integrated LO buffer and uses the LTC5552 and Mini-circuits’ TC1-1-13M+ Balun.
The MIX3G20G5M3G requires 3.3 volts of power supply and is available in a module (1.125 x 0.9375 x 0.59 inches) with SMA (F) connectors. This mixer is suitable for microwave transceivers/point-to-point microwave, test instrument, satellite modems, C, X, and Ku band radar, phased-array antennas, and software-defined radio/ham radio applications.
