These SAW filters for the 915mhz ISM band are quite cheap at $2, under $1 in quantity, 40dB down at 15mhz out:
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? ?? A clean 50 ohms so easy to stack. Something like PX1002 SAW filters at 86.85mhz might be a better choice than 10.7mhz for a second IF, avoid image trouble. Or just mix down from 915mhz to I/Q baseband and use SDR techniques? The W7ZOI spectrum analyzer front end uses the mixer's IF port for the incoming signal, RF port is outgoing, because the IF port can get down to lower frequencies. Here's the entire line of MiniCircuits mixers:?? On the ADE-1+,? LO/RF ports are 0.5-500mhz, the IF port is good from DC-500mhz. The ADE-11X is suitable for higher frequencies, but your minimum signal into the SA will be the 10mhz limitation imposed by the IF port. The ADE-5+ might be a better choice,? LO/RF ports are 5-1500mhz, the IF is good from DC-1000mhz, so our SA could see from 0mhz to 1500-915=585mhz And could perhaps press further than 1500mhz on the LO port. Cheap as I might be, spending the extra buck on an ADE-5+ to be able to see the bottom 10mhz seems like a good deal. . I'm curious how well behaved that ADF4351 local oscillator of yours is. The new si549 (like an si570, but solid coverage up to 1500mhz) would also work, with much finer resolution in selecting the frequency. Or an si5340 (4 channels, up to 1024mhz) followed by a clock doubler, cheaper and get multiple LO's for 2'ed IF, tracking generator, ... ? Mostly armchair engineering here, but I am trying to build a simple single conversion SA? using the ADE-1+, two PX1002's, and an AD8307.? (Also a couple MMIC's, front end LPF, si5351, Arduino Nano clone, etc) Those PX1002's are $12 quantity one, but otherwise this is throw-away cheap to play with. AD8307's can be had on ebay for down to $0.30 each, reportedly work well enough? Factory seconds, slightly out of calibration? Jerry, KE7ER On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 07:57 AM, <erik@...> wrote:
1: Between IF1 and IF2 so: 2510.7MHz -> 110.7MHz -> 10.7MHz |