THE most compact and economical microwave integrated-mixer on the planet.
New from DS Instruments, the MX20000 (MX6800KU) is a wideband high-performance mixer with integrated 12GHz – 24GHz Local Oscillator. LO frequency can be set with front controls, USB commands, or the provided windows PC application. Using its ultra-low noise internal reference source the LO signal has extremely low phase noise. The MX20000 makes an extremely convenient upconverter or downconverter by eliminating the need for extra cabling and a separate bulky, expensive high-frequency signal source.
Now shipping Rev5 with external 10MHz & 100MHz reference ports!

Features

• Micro-USB powered from Laptop, battery-pack, Smartphone Charger, PC…
• Compact, rugged aluminum enclosure
• Bright and efficient OLED display
• Simple and effective control interface
• Industry standard virtual COM port serial commands
• Ultra-premium gold 50-ohm microwave SMA ports
• Internal precision reference frequency source
• Reference input and output MCX ports

Typical Mixing Applications

• General microwave lab applications
• Receiver development
• Communications applications
• Satellite uplink / downlink testing
• Radar systems
• Defense / electronic warfare

Mechanical Specifications

LO Phase Noise

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