Rainbow Electronics MAX2685 - Manual (Page 5)

MAX2685
Low-Cost, 900MHz, Low-Noise Amplifier
and Downconverter Mixer
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Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX2685 EV kit, V CC = V SHDN = +3V, f LNAIN = f MIXIN = 880MHz, f LO = 960MHz, P LNAIN = -30dBm, P LO = -8dBm, P MIXIN = -25dBm,
differential IFOUT operation, Z o = 50 Ω, T
A = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
-12
-6
-8
-10
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
60 70 80 90 100
MIXER GAIN vs. IF FREQUENCY
MAX2685 toc13
IF FREQUENCY (MHz)
GAIN (dB)
BANDWIDTH DETERMINED BY
DIFFERENTIAL-TO-SINGLE-ENDED
CONVERTER CIRCUIT
GAIN = HIGH
GAIN = LOW
0
2
1
4
3
6
5
7
-15 -10 -5 0
MIXER GAIN vs. LO POWER
MAX2685 toc14
LO POWER (dBm)
GAIN (dB)
GAIN = HIGH
GAIN = LOW
10.0
11.5
11.0
10.5
12.0
12.5
13.0
13.5
14.0
14.5
15.0
-15 -10 -5 0
MIXER NOISE FIGURE vs. LO POWER
MAX2685 toc15
LO POWER (dBm)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
GAIN = HIGH
GAIN = LOW
-15
-12
-13
-14
-10
-11
-6
-7
-8
-9
-5
750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100
LO PORT RETURN LOSS vs. FREQUENCY
MAX2685 toc16
FREQUENCY (MHz)
RETURN LOSS (dB)