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P.O. Box 350166, Brooklyn, New York 11235-0003 (718) 934-4500 Fax (718) 332-4661
Distribution Centers
NORTH AMERICA 800-654-7949 417-335-5935 Fax 417-335-5945 EUROPE 44-1252-832600 Fax 44-1252-837010
Mini-Circuits
Mini-Circuits ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified
Level 13 (LO Power +13 dBm)
5 to 4200 MHz
Frequency Mixer
Coaxial
Outline Dimensions ( )
inch
mm
Maximum Ratings
Coaxial Connections
LO 1
RF 2
IF 3
Outline Drawing
Electrical Specifi cations (T
AMB
=25C)
REV. B
M105396
ZX05-42MH
RVN/TD/CP
060718
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1 dB COMP.: +9 dBm typ.
FREQUENCY
(MHz)
CONVERSION LOSS
(dB)
LO-RF ISOLATION
(dB)
LO-IF ISOLATION
(dB)
IP3
at
center
band
(dBm)
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.
Typ.
5-4200
DC-3500
7.5
0.2
9.8
11.8
47
28
29
20
30
15
34
23
26
17
23
17
19
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
ZX05-42MH
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
rugged construction
small size
low convesion loss
high L-R isolation
protected by US Patents 6,133,525 & 6,790,049
Applications
cellular
PCS
instrumentation
satellite communication
Operating Temperature
-40C to 85C
Storage Temperature
-55C to 100C
RF Power
200mW
IF Current
40mA
CASE STYLE: FL905
Connectors Model
Price
Qty.
SMA ZX05-42MH-S
$39.95
ea.
(1-24)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
.74
.90
.54
.50
.04
.16
.29
18.80
22.86
13.72
12.70
1.02
4.06
7.37
H
J
K
L
M
N
wt
.37
--
.122
.496
.106
.122 grams
9.40
--
3.10
12.60
2.69
3.10
20.0
5.10
35.10
7.31
45.95
33.54
1.31
2.39
20.10
50.10
7.13
55.97
35.83
1.21
2.33
100.10
70.10
7.16
55.79
35.64
1.18
2.30
305.66
275.66
7.25
42.66
33.81
1.09
2.24
516.77
486.77
7.39
38.77
31.55
1.18
2.11
727.88
697.88
7.37
37.99
28.97
1.43
1.91
938.99
908.99
7.48
39.66
27.24
1.79
1.79
1150.10
1120.10
7.63
46.71
25.76
2.01
1.65
1361.21
1331.21
7.98
46.26
24.65
2.17
1.53
1572.32
1542.32
8.18
40.21
24.25
2.31
1.45
1783.43
1753.43
8.20
36.57
24.45
2.07
1.35
1994.54
1964.54
8.27
34.51
24.79
1.97
1.34
2200.10
2170.10
8.25
32.76
24.92
1.88
1.36
2485.81
2455.81
8.28
31.48
24.30
1.95
1.35
2771.53
2741.53
8.66
30.19
23.95
1.86
1.35
3057.24
3027.24
8.99
28.98
24.12
1.96
1.27
3342.96
3312.96
9.21
28.90
24.58
1.80
1.11
3628.67
3598.67
9.11
29.94
25.59
1.81
1.14
3914.39
3884.39
9.25
31.33
26.21
1.38
1.25
4200.10
4170.10
9.88
31.78
27.67
1.21
1.39
INTERNET http://www.minicircuits.com
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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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ZX05-42MH
CONVERSION LOSS
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
12.0
0
700
1400
2100
2800
3500
4200
FREQUENCY (MHz)
CO
NVERSI
O
N
LO
SS (
d
B)
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
LO=+16 dBm
at IF Freq of 30 MHz
ZX05-42MH
L-R ISOLATION
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0
700
1400
2100
2800
3500
4200
FREQUENCY (MHz)
IS
OL
A
T
ION
(d
B
)
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
LO=+16 dBm
ZX05-42MH
L-I ISOLATION
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
0
700
1400
2100
2800
3500
4200
FREQUENCY (MHz)
IS
OL
A
T
ION
(d
B
)
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
LO=+16 dBm
ZX05-42MH
LO VSWR
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
0
700
1400
2100
2800
3500
4200
FREQUENCY (MHz)
VSW
R
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
LO=+16 dBm
ZX05-42MH
ZX05-42MH
IP3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0
700
1400
2100
2800
3500
4200
FREQUENCY (MHz)
IP
3
(d
B
m
)
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
LO=+16 dBm
ZX05-42MH
RF VSWR
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
0
700
1400
2100
2800
3500
4200
FREQUENCY (MHz)
VSW
R
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
LO=+16 dBm
ZX05-42MH
IF VSWR
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
0
700
1400
2100
2800
3500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
VSW
R
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
LO=+16 dBm
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