Hello, I have the following ADE-1KH mixer I need to convert 500Mhz RF signal into DC few questions:
1. From the table below marked red arrows they dont say if such case is possible.
Suppose my RF is 500MHz and LO is 500 Mhz my IF will be DC?
2.What LO power needed to make this mixer act properly?
3.What Rf power will compress the mixer, In the little arrow red marked below they say 5dBm.
I am not sure if its 5dBm in the RF or 5dBm LO?
Thanks.
https://www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/ADE-1LH+.pdf

 

First, you are operating the mixer at its maximum frequency. Second, if you feed 500MHz in at both inputs, depending on the circuit, you will either get nothing out or 1GHz. What do you mean you need to convert it to DC, do you mean demodulate it?

 

Yes I/Q demodulation ,
Why i cant put RF=500MHz and LO=500MHz?
How do i know the frequencies in demodulation will work?
Thanks.