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Mini-Circuits
Mini-Circuits ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified
Level 13 (LO Power +13 dBm) 2 to 2500 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-186MH
DJ/TD/CP
060714
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1 dB COMP.: +9 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.
2-2500
2-1000
6.9
0.11
8.5
9.5
33
25
35
25
30
20
42
25
49
25
32
20
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
+13dBm
LO
+13dBm
LO
+13dBm
LO
+13dBm
LO
+13dBm
Typical Performance Data
Electrical Schematic
ZLW-186MH
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
200mW
IF Current
40mA
CASE STYLE: M21
Connectors Model
Price
Qty.
SMA ZLW-186MH
$69.95
ea.
(1-9)
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, 6.9 dB typ.
wideband, 2 to 2500 MHz
good L-R isolation, 35 dB typ., L-I, 49 dB typ.
rugged shielded case
VHF/UHF
cellular
GPS
PCS
ISM
instrumentation
Applications
2.00
32.00
5.33
42.0
49.4
1.34
1.46
5.00
35.00
5.25
41.9
49.5
1.35
1.46
10.00
40.00
5.14
41.9
49.6
1.35
1.45
50.00
80.00
5.26
42.2
50.2
1.34
1.48
100.00
130.00
5.33
42.4
50.9
1.37
1.50
208.60
238.60
5.65
43.2
54.4
1.54
1.49
417.09
447.09
5.88
46.8
65.7
2.01
1.46
500.00
530.00
6.03
48.9
61.2
2.25
1.48
625.59
655.59
6.28
50.9
54.1
2.55
1.51
834.08
864.08
6.33
48.9
48.5
2.76
1.73
1000.00
1030.00
6.45
44.2
42.7
2.96
1.81
1042.58
1072.58
6.33
43.1
42.1
2.80
1.77
1251.07
1281.07
6.09
39.5
40.3
2.52
1.66
1459.57
1489.57
6.34
38.0
40.0
2.30
1.58
1500.00
1530.00
6.31
38.2
39.3
2.25
1.53
1668.06
1698.06
6.86
36.5
37.4
2.04
1.56
1876.56
1906.56
6.95
35.2
38.0
1.91
1.59
2000.00
2030.00
6.79
34.2
38.1
1.89
1.61
2085.05
2115.05
6.83
33.3
38.2
1.70
1.61
2293.55
2323.55
7.04
32.5
37.4
1.47
1.65
2470.00
2500.00
7.06
31.8
34.5
1.26
1.68
2500.00
2530.00
7.09
31.2
33.5
1.23
1.70
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Distribution Centers
NORTH AMERICA 800-654-7949 417-335-5935 Fax 417-335-5945 EUROPE 44-1252-832600 Fax 44-1252-837010
Mini-Circuits
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Performance Charts
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ZLW-186MH
CONVERSION LOSS
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
CONVERSION LOSS (dB)
at IF Freq of 30 MHz
ZLW-186MH
L-R ISOLATION
30
35
40
45
50
55
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
L-R ISOLATION (dB)
ZLW-186MH
L-I ISOLATION
30
40
50
60
70
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
L-I ISOLATION (dB)
ZLW-186MH
IF VSWR
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
0
200
400
600
800
1000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
IF VSWR
ZLW-186MH
RF VSWR
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
RF VSWR
ZLW-186MH
LO VSWR
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
LO VSWR
ZLW-186MH
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