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Mini-Circuits
Mini-Circuits ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified
Level 10 (LO Power +10 dBm) 10 to 3000 MHz
Frequency Mixer
Coaxial
Outline Dimensions ( )
inch
mm
Maximum Ratings
Coaxial Connections
LO
1
RF
2
IF
3
Outline Drawing
Electrical Specifications
REV. A
M98898
ZFM-15+
DJ/TD/CP
060627
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1 dB COMP.: +5 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
10-3000
10-800
6.13 0.14
8.0
8.5
35
25
35
25
35
25
30
20
30
20
30
30
LO
IF
RF
Frequency
(MHz)
Conversion
Loss
(dB)
Isolation
L-R
(dB)
Isolation
L-I
(dB)
VSWR RF
Port
(:1)
VSWR LO
Port
(:1)
RF
LO
LO
+10dBm
LO
+10dBm
LO
+10dBm
LO
+10dBm
LO
+10dBm
Typical Performance Data
Electrical Schematic
ZFM-15+
ZFM-15
Operating Temperature
-55C to 100C
Storage Temperature
-55C to 100C
RF Power
50mW
IF Current
40mA
CASE STYLE: K18
Connectors Model
Price
Qty.
BNC
ZFM-15 (+)
$89.95 ea. (1-9)
SMA
ZFM-15-S (+)
$94.95 ea. (1-9)
BRACKET (OPTION "B")
$2.50
(1+)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
1.25
1.25
.75
.63
.38
1.00
.125 1.000
31.75
31.75
19.05
16.00
9.65
25.40
3.18 25.40
J
K
L
M
N
P
Q
wt
--
--
.125
1.688
2.18
.75
.07 grams
--
--
3.18
42.88
55.37
19.05
1.78
70.0
SMA version shown
low conversion loss, 6.13 dB typ.
good L-R isolation, 35 dB typ, L-I, 30 dB typ.
wideband, 10 to 3000 MHz
rugged shielded case
cellular
GPS
MMDS
ISM
instrumentation
Applications
Features
+ 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.
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]
10.00
40.00
6.53
26.10
25.08
1.84
1.71
20.00
50.00
6.60
30.38
29.74
1.54
1.51
100.00
70.00
6.55
35.82
35.93
1.50
1.37
200.00
170.00
6.60
37.35
38.21
1.55
1.44
400.00
370.00
6.74
36.49
39.50
1.72
1.40
500.00
470.00
6.52
35.42
38.00
1.99
1.34
790.00
760.00
6.70
32.94
33.60
2.45
1.33
920.00
890.00
6.76
32.80
33.97
2.70
1.36
1180.00
1150.00
7.30
31.62
32.89
2.85
1.36
1310.00
1280.00
7.30
31.27
34.31
2.75
1.38
1500.00
1470.00
6.54
29.76
32.85
2.28
1.30
1700.00
1670.00
6.91
28.49
30.87
1.94
1.27
1830.00
1800.00
6.97
29.46
28.22
1.44
1.29
2000.00
1970.00
7.07
28.32
27.77
1.25
1.34
2200.00
2170.00
6.97
27.89
27.68
1.42
1.34
2480.00
2450.00
6.93
28.37
24.64
1.97
1.44
2610.00
2580.00
7.08
27.10
23.13
2.18
1.52
2740.00
2710.00
7.45
26.79
21.95
2.37
1.93
2870.00
2840.00
7.56
26.23
21.25
2.09
2.25
3000.00
2970.00
8.31
29.30
20.32
2.18
2.63
INTERNET
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Mini-Circuits
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Performance Charts
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ZFM-15
CONVERSION LOSS
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
C
O
N
V
E
R
S
I
O
N
L
O
S
S
(
d
B
)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
at IF Freq of 30 MHz
ZFM-15
L-R ISOLATION
20
30
40
50
0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
I
S
O
L
A
T
I
O
N
(
d
B
)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
ZFM-15
L-I ISOLATION
10
20
30
40
50
60
0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
I
S
O
L
A
T
I
O
N
(
d
B
)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
ZFM-15
LO VSWR
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
V
S
W
R
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
ZFM-15
RF VSWR
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
V
S
W
R
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
ZFM-15
IF VSWR
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
0
200
400
600
800
FREQUENCY (MHz)
V
S
W
R
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
ZFM-15+
ZFM-15
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