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What is the advantage of a balanced mixer over a single-device one?

  • A.The strong local oscillator does not reach the output
  • B.It converts with less loss than a single device
  • C.It requires no local oscillator at all
  • D.It works over a wider frequency range

Answer: A

A single-device mixer passes its local oscillator straight through to the intermediate frequency stages, where it is far stronger than any wanted signal and must be filtered out; a balanced mixer cancels it instead. Conversion loss is comparable, an oscillator is still needed, and frequency range depends on the devices. Removing a large unwanted output by symmetry rather than by filtering is both cheaper and more effective.

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