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
ZAD-3+
ZAD-3
0.025 to 200 MHz
Features
• low conversion loss, 4.61 dB typ.
• high L-R isolation, 45 dB typ.
• rugged shielded case
CASE STYLE: M22
Connectors Model
BNC
ZAD-3(+)
BRACKET (OPTION “B”)
BRACKET (OPTION “BR”)
Price
$45.95 ea.
$5.00
$1.50
Qty.
(1-9)
(1+)
(1+)
Applications
• VHF
• FM radio
• instrumentation
Coaxial Connections
LO
RF
IF
1
3
2
+ RoHS compliant in accordance
with EU Directive (2002/95/EC)
The +Suffix identifies RoHS Compliance. See our web site
for RoHS Compliance methodologies and qualifications.
Electrical Specifications
Outline Drawing
FREQUENCY
(MHz)
LO/RF
f
L
-f
U
0.025-200
DC-200
1 dB COMP.: +1 dBm typ.
IF
—
X
4.61
CONVERSION LOSS
(dB)
Mid-Band
m
σ
0.06
Total
Range
Max. Max.
7.5
8.5
L
Typ.
60
LO-RF ISOLATION
(dB)
M
Min.
50
Typ.
45
Min.
35
Typ.
35
U
Min.
25
Typ.
45
L
LO-IF ISOLATION
(dB)
M
Min.
35
Typ.
40
Min.
30
Typ.
30
U
Min.
20
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
30.03
30.04
30.05
30.10
30.20
30.50
31.00
32.00
35.00
40.00
50.00
68.48
80.00
99.25
54.63
70.00
93.09
123.85
146.93
170.00
LO
+7dBm
6.94
5.80
5.52
5.16
4.98
4.92
4.82
4.77
4.76
4.81
4.87
4.96
4.94
4.90
4.86
4.81
4.87
4.96
5.19
5.28
Isolation
L-R
(dB)
LO
+7dBm
58.72
55.35
54.61
53.51
53.27
53.12
53.18
53.13
53.42
53.68
53.67
53.25
53.49
53.53
53.31
53.55
55.31
52.97
49.53
45.61
Isolation
L-I
(dB)
LO
+7dBm
53.27
51.43
51.09
50.41
50.18
50.13
50.48
50.55
50.99
51.27
50.52
48.52
47.54
45.77
44.13
42.70
40.58
38.04
38.76
38.31
VSWR
RF Port
(:1)
LO
+7dBm
1.16
1.17
1.17
1.16
1.16
1.15
1.15
1.14
1.13
1.11
1.10
1.09
1.09
1.08
1.09
1.11
1.13
1.15
1.18
1.21
VSWR
LO Port
(:1)
LO
+7dBm
2.06
2.04
2.01
1.99
2.05
2.08
2.07
2.07
2.05
2.02
2.02
2.02
2.03
2.03
2.05
2.07
2.11
2.13
2.14
2.15
RF
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.10
0.20
Outline Dimensions (
inch
)
mm
A
2.25
57.15
J
3.25
82.55
B
1.38
35.05
K
.10
2.54
C
1.24
31.50
L
.40
10.16
D
.50
12.70
M
1.15
29.21
E
.150
3.81
N
1.86
47.24
F
3.100
78.74
P
.64
16.26
G
.138
3.51
H
1.238
31.45
0.50
1.00
2.00
5.00
10.00
20.00
38.48
50.00
69.25
84.63
100.00
123.09
153.85
176.93
200.00
S
wt
.150 grams
3.81
74.0
Electrical Schematic
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8.0
CONVERSION LOSS (dB)
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
0
40
80
120
FREQUENCY (MHz)
160
200
at IF Freq of 30 MHz
ZAD-3+
ZAD-3
80
ZAD-3
L-R ISOLATION
75
ISOLATION (dB)
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
0
40
80
120
FREQUENCY (MHz)
160
200
ZAD-3
CONVERSION LOSS
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
70
60
ISOLATION (dB)
50
40
30
20
10
0
40
ZAD-3
L-I ISOLATION
1.5
LO=+10 dBm
ZAD-3
RF VSWR
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
1.4
VSWR
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
80
120
FREQUENCY (MHz)
ZAD-3
LO VSWR
160
200
0
40
80
120
FREQUENCY (MHz)
ZAD-3
IF VSWR
160
200
4.0
3.5
3.0
VSWR
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0
40
3.0
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
2.5
VSWR
2.0
1.5
1.0
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
80
120
FREQUENCY (MHz)
160
200
0
40
80
120
FREQUENCY (MHz)
160
200
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