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Message ID: 828     Entry time: Tue Feb 14 23:35:04 2012
Author: Frank 
Type: Notes 
Category: BEAT 
Subject: proposed (new) cable delay setup 

cable-delay_v4.jpg

 

Mixer will be driven very hard to saturate it. To operate the mixer in the required saturated mode, the RF signal level should be at least:

  • +1 dBm for Standard Level (+7 dBm LO) mixers
  • +7 dBm for Standard Level (+13 dBm LO) mixers
  • +10 dBm for High Level (+17 dBm LO) mixers

so if we use the right (optimum) cable we would have ~8dBm, which should be perfect for a level 13 mixer.

Let's see if we can confirm the calculations...

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