Coaxial
Frequency Mixer
Level 7 (LO Power +7 dBm)
Maximum Ratings
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
RF Power
IF Current
-55°C to 100°C
-55°C to 100°C
50mW
40mA
ZP-3+
ZP-3
0.15 to 400 MHz
Features
• low conversion loss, 4.7 dB typ.
• IF response to DC
• excellent L-R isolation, 46 dB typ., L-I, 47 dB typ.
• rugged shielded case
BNC version shown
CASE STYLE: GG60
Connectors
BNC
SMA
Model
ZP-3-(+)
ZP-3-S(+)
Price
Qty.
$39.95 ea. (1-9)
$44.95 ea. (1-9)
Applications
• VHF/UHF
• cellular
• instrumentation
Coaxial Connections
LO
RF
IF
L
R
X
+ RoHS compliant in accordance
with EU Directive (2002/95/EC)
Electrical Specifications
The +Suffix identifies RoHS Compliance. See our web site
for RoHS Compliance methodologies and qualifications.
Outline Drawing
FREQUENCY
(MHz)
LO/RF
f
L
-f
U
0.15-400
DC-400
IF
CONVERSION LOSS
(dB)
Mid-Band
m
—
X
4.7
σ
0.10
Total
Range
Max. Max.
7.0
8.0
L
Typ.
60
LO-RF ISOLATION
(dB)
M
Min.
50
Typ.
46
Min.
30
Typ.
35
U
Min.
25
Typ.
60
L
LO-IF ISOLATION
(dB)
M
Min.
40
Typ.
47
Min.
25
Typ.
35
U
Min.
20
1 dB COMP.: +1 dBm typ.
For phase detection, DC output has positive
polarity with in-phase LO and RF signals.
L = low range [f
L
to 10 f
L
]
m= mid band [2f
L
to f
U
/2]
M = mid range [10 f
L
to f
U
/2]
U = upper range [f
U
/2 to f
U
]
Typical Performance Data
Frequency
(MHz)
Conversion
Loss
(dB)
LO
30.15
30.20
30.30
30.50
31.00
31.50
32.00
35.00
40.00
50.00
80.00
107.04
70.00
123.94
170.00
200.83
270.00
339.24
354.62
370.00
LO
+7dBm
5.60
5.52
5.47
5.41
5.31
5.25
5.22
5.19
5.21
5.19
5.19
5.20
5.26
5.27
5.33
5.38
5.57
5.94
5.93
5.93
Isolation
L-R
(dB)
LO
+7dBm
77.37
77.64
77.00
76.78
76.45
75.88
75.76
74.18
72.35
68.26
60.65
56.86
54.74
50.70
45.62
46.53
49.67
48.35
48.35
56.18
Isolation
L-I
(dB)
LO
+7dBm
63.67
63.64
63.40
63.48
63.55
63.58
63.46
63.18
61.65
60.76
54.03
50.29
48.45
45.02
43.77
41.53
37.33
36.42
33.54
32.89
VSWR RF
Port
(:1)
LO
+7dBm
1.21
1.09
1.07
1.08
1.08
1.09
1.09
1.08
1.08
1.07
1.07
1.07
1.06
1.09
1.09
1.14
1.19
1.25
1.31
1.32
VSWR LO
Port
(:1)
LO
+7dBm
2.60
2.50
2.32
2.26
2.24
2.22
2.21
2.19
2.17
2.18
2.18
2.19
2.20
2.26
2.33
2.35
2.39
2.41
2.45
2.49
RF
0.15
0.20
0.30
0.50
1.00
Outline Dimensions (
inch
)
mm
A
2.31
58.7
B
1.20
30.5
C
.60
15.2
D
E
.125 2.062
3.2 52.4
F
.30
7.6
G
.53
13.5
H
wt
.63 grams
16.0
75.0
1.50
2.00
5.00
10.00
20.00
50.00
77.04
100.00
153.94
200.00
230.83
300.00
369.24
384.62
400.00
Electrical Schematic
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Performance Charts
8.0
CONVERSION LOSS (dB)
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
0
80
160
240
FREQUENCY (MHz)
320
400
at IF Freq of 30 MHz
ZP-3+
ZP-3
100
90
ISOLATION (dB)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
80
160
240
FREQUENCY (MHz)
ZP-3
RF VSWR
1.6
ZP-3
CONVERSION LOSS
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
ZP-3
L-R ISOLATION
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
320
400
ZP-3
L-I ISOLATION
100
90
ISOLATION (dB)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
80
160
240
FREQUENCY (MHz)
ZP-3
LO VSWR
4.0
3.5
3.0
VSWR
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0
80
160
240
FREQUENCY (MHz)
320
400
1.5
1.0
0
80
VSWR
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
1.5
1.4
VSWR
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
320
400
0
80
160
240
FREQUENCY (MHz)
ZP-3
IF VSWR
320
400
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
3.0
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
2.5
2.0
160
240
FREQUENCY (MHz)
320
400
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