
Typical Performance Data at 25°C
RF
MHz
3800.10
4200.10
4600.10
5000.10
5400.10
5800.10
6200.10
6600.10
7000.10
7400.10
7800.10
8200.10
8600.10
9000.10
9400.10
9800.10
10200.10
10800.10
11200.10
12000.10
LO
MHz
3770.10
4170.10
4570.10
4970.10
5370.10
5770.10
6170.10
6570.10
6970.10
7370.10
7770.10
8170.10
8570.10
8970.10
9370.10
9770.10
10170.10
10770.10
11170.10
11970.10
Frequency
Conversion Loss
(dB)
LO
+4 dBm
5.83
5.28
5.07
5.98
6.53
7.07
6.21
5.94
6.69
6.28
6.75
6.17
5.98
5.99
6.26
6.84
6.70
6.07
6.61
7.41
Isolation L-R
(dB)
LO
+4dBm
31.67
33.16
30.20
30.01
21.42
22.02
28.40
39.11
48.57
39.19
35.85
36.80
35.42
33.01
32.37
32.40
31.25
26.53
24.29
21.24
Isolation L-I
(dB)
LO
+4 dBm
11.75
12.89
14.54
13.24
11.36
15.36
23.67
32.57
37.06
39.61
42.58
46.61
43.55
35.36
28.27
23.97
23.95
31.09
27.16
25.82
VSWR RF port
(:1)
LO
+4 dBm
2.08
2.07
1.67
2.24
1.78
1.95
1.97
1.87
2.66
2.08
2.15
1.98
2.14
2.33
2.46
2.36
2.01
1.74
2.14
1.76
VSWR LO port
(:1)
LO
+4 dBm
2.41
2.08
2.33
1.89
2.38
2.37
3.46
3.60
3.48
3.09
3.22
3.44
2.72
2.63
2.50
4.18
3.87
3.19
2.99
2.04
MCA1-12GL
CONVERSION LOSS
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
3500
4500
5500
6500
8500
9500
10500 11500 12500
FR7500
C
LO=+1 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
MCA1-12GL
ISOLATION L-R
0
3500
10
20
30
40
50
60
4500
5500
6500
7500
8500
9500
10500 11500 12500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
I
LO=+1 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
MCA1-12GL
ISOLATION L-I
0
3500
10
20
30
40
50
4500
5500
6500
7500
8500
9500
10500 11500 12500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
I
LO=+1 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
MCA1-12GL
C.LOSS (VARIABLE IF)
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
FREQUENCY (MHz)
C
LO=+1 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
MCA1-12GL
LO VSWR
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
3500
4500
5500
6500
7500
8500
9500
10500 11500 12500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
V
LO=+1 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
MCA1-12GL
RF VSWR
0
3500
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
4500
5500
6500
7500
8500
9500
10500 11500 12500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
V
LO=+1 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
MCA1-12GL
IF VSWR
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
FREQUENCY (MHz)
V
LO=+1 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
MCA1-12GL
IP3
0
3500
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
4500
5500
6500
7500
8500
9500
10500 11500 12500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
I
LO=+1 dBm
LO=+4 dBm
LO=+7 dBm
Performance Charts
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