MIXER SELECTION TABLE
This table compares the different Marki Microwave mixers based on the most important mixer parameters. The numbers of 'X's indicates the relative performance of the various lines with respect to one another. 

X = Average
XX = Good
XXX = Outstanding

Marki Mixer Family

Mixer Topology

IF Bandwidth

DC IF?

RF/LO Bandwidth

Conversion Loss

1 dB Compression

Isolation

Intermodulation Distortion

Surface Mount?

M1

Double
Balanced

XX

YES

XX

XXX

X

XXX 

X

YES

M2

Triple
Balanced

XXX

NO

XXX

XX

XX

XX

XX

YES

M3

Double Balanced

XX

YES

XX

XXX

X

XX

X

YES

M4

 Double Balanced

X

YES

XXX

XX

X

XX

X

NO*

M8

Double
Balanced

XX

YES

XX

XXX

X

XXX

X

NO

M9

Double
Balanced

XXX

YES

XXX

X

X

XX

X

NO 

T3

Triple
Balanced 

XX

NO

XXX

XX

XXX

XX

XXX

YES

Image Reject

2 X Double Balanced

X

NO

X

X

X

XX

X

NO

IQ Mixer

2 X Double Balanced

XX

YES

XX

X

X

XX

X

NO

*Surface mount available for model M4-0226


COMMENTS

M1: Workhorse mixer for applications below 20 GHz

M2: Broadband triple balanced family (doubly double balanced) up to 50 GHz

M4: Ultra-wideband RF/LO port and IF bandwidth from DC to a maximum of 700 MHz

M9: Widest band mixers available on the market up to 65 GHz

T3: Premier mixer for intermodulation distortion suppression up to 16 GHz.
      Best results when used with a square-wave LO driver amplifier

Image Reject: image reject mixers up to 17 GHz

IQ Mixer: for IQ modulation/demodulation and QPSK applications