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P.O. Box 350166, Brooklyn, New York 11235-0003 (718) 934-4500 Fax (718) 332-4661
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Mini-Circuits
Mini-Circuits ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified
Level 7 (LO Power +7 dBm) 5 to 1500 MHz
Frequency Mixer
Coaxial
Outline Dimensions ( )
inch
mm
Maximum Ratings
Coaxial Connections
LO 1
RF 3
IF 2
Outline Drawing
Electrical Specifi cations
REV. OR
M93710
ZLW-5
DJ/TD/CP
060713
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1 dB COMP.: +1 dBm typ.
FREQUENCY
(MHz)
CONVERSION LOSS
(dB)
LO-RF ISOLATION
(dB)
LO-IF ISOLATION
(dB)
LO/RF
IF
Mid-Band
m
Total
Range
Max.
L
M
U
L
M
U
f
L
-f
U
--
X
Max.
Typ.
Min.
Typ.
Min.
Typ.
Min.
Typ.
Min.
Typ.
Min.
Typ.
Min.
5-1500
10-600
5.81
0.08
7.5
8.5
55
40
35
25
30
20
50
40
35
25
30
20
Frequency
(MHz)
Conversion
Loss
(dB)
Isolation
L-R
(dB)
Isolation
L-I
(dB)
VSWR RF
Port
(:1)
VSWR LO
Port
(:1)
RF
LO
LO
+7dBm
LO
+7dBm
LO
+7dBm
LO
+7dBm
LO
+7dBm
Typical Performance Data
Electrical Schematic
ZLW-5
L = low range [f
L
to 10 f
L
] M = mid range [10 f
L
to f
U
/2] U = upper range [f
U
/2 to f
U
]
m= mid band [2f
L
to f
U
/2]
Features
Operating Temperature
-55C to 100C
Storage Temperature
-55C to 100C
RF Power
50mW
IF Current
40mA
CASE STYLE: M21
Connectors Model
Price
Qty.
BNC ZLW-5
$61.95
ea.
(1-9)
BRACKET (OPTION "B")
$5.00 (1+)
BRACKET (OPTION "BR")
$2.50 (1+)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
1.50
1.13
1.00
.50
.155
2.345
.138
.987
38.10
28.70
25.40
12.70
3.94
59.56
3.51 25.07
J
K
L
M
N
P
S
wt
2.50
.10
.31
.75
1.19
.66
.150 grams
63.50
2.54
7.87
19.05
30.23
16.76
3.81
40.0
low conversion loss, 5.81 dB typ.
good L-R isolation, 35 dB typ., L-I, 35 dB typ.
wideband, 5 to 1500 MHz
rugged shielded case
VHF/UHF
cellular
GPS
instrumentation
satellite distribution
Applications
5.00
35.00
5.58
61.45
>67.00
1.61
2.93
20.00
50.00
5.81
58.66
>67.00
1.62
2.80
100.00
70.00
5.73
50.13
51.69
1.62
2.89
145.16
115.16
5.90
47.16
48.88
1.67
2.68
238.60
208.60
5.39
42.72
44.36
1.83
2.50
332.03
302.03
5.93
40.12
41.77
2.05
2.48
425.47
395.47
6.14
37.03
40.50
2.25
2.37
500.00
470.00
6.14
36.19
39.52
2.39
2.39
565.63
535.63
6.18
34.87
38.30
2.40
2.39
612.35
582.35
6.39
33.19
37.13
2.39
2.37
705.79
675.79
6.14
31.05
37.14
2.20
2.39
799.22
769.22
5.71
29.41
37.01
2.16
2.33
892.66
862.66
5.64
27.93
35.99
1.99
2.47
986.10
956.10
5.72
26.32
35.42
1.86
2.60
1032.80
1002.80
5.68
25.45
34.44
1.77
2.65
1126.30
1096.30
5.72
24.03
32.06
1.67
2.59
1219.70
1189.70
5.83
23.54
34.42
1.48
2.59
1313.10
1283.10
6.22
23.61
36.18
1.30
2.57
1406.60
1376.60
6.67
24.24
36.02
1.33
2.69
1500.00
1470.00
7.43
24.41
35.83
2.05
3.14
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Performance Charts
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ZLW-5
CONVERSION LOSS
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
0
300
600
900
1200
1500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
CONVERSI
ON LOSS (
d
B)
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
at IF Freq of 30 MHz
ZLW-5
L-R ISOLATION
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
0
300
600
900
1200
1500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
IS
OL
A
T
ION
(d
B
)
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
ZLW-5
L-I ISOLATION
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0
300
600
900
1200
1500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
IS
OL
A
T
ION
(d
B
)
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
ZLW-5
RF VSWR
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0
300
600
900
1200
1500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
VSW
R
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
ZLW-5
LO VSWR
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
0
300
600
900
1200
1500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
VSW
R
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
ZLW-5
IF VSWR
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
FREQUENCY (MHz)
VSW
R
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
ZLW-5
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