The MX12000 is a high-performance general-purpose microwave mixer with integrated programmable wideband local oscillator. LO frequency can be set with front controls, USB commands, or the provided windows PC application. Using its ultra-low noise internal reference source the LO signal has extremely low phase noise. The MX12000 makes an extremely convenient upconverter or downconverter by eliminating the need for extra cabling and a separate bulky, expensive high-frequency signal source.
MX12000 X-band Mixer Features:
- USB powered from Laptop, battery-pack, Smartphone Charger, PC…
- Compact, rugged aluminum enclosure
- Bi-directional design: up or down converting
- Internal harmonic filtering
- Bright and efficient OLED display
- Simple and effective control interface
- Industry standard virtual COM port serial commands
- Ultra-premium gold 50-ohm 18-GHz microwave SMA ports
- External 10MHz reference input port (MCX)
- Internal precision ultra-low noise reference frequency source
- Standard Ethernet port
RF Hybrid Mixer Specs:
- Integrated 5.5 – 14GHz programmable local oscillator
- IF range: 5 to 6000MHz
- RF range: 5 – 14GHz
- RF input P1dB > +10dBm
- Low LO leakage:< -30 dB typical
- Mixer input IP3: 17dBm
- Mixer input IP2: 50dBm
- LO phase noise at 6GHz (10KHz offset): -99dBc
- LO phase noise at 12GHz (10KHz offset): -95dBc
- Low conversion loss (6-10dB typical)
- Return loss: > 12 dB
- Max RF input power: +20dBm
- Reference source: ±280PPB 10MHz TCXO & 100MHz VCXO
Typical Mixing Applications:
- General microwave lab applications
- Receiver development
- Communications applications
- Satellite uplink / downlink testing
- Radar systems
- Defense / electronic warfare
