‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ CAPACITANCE DOES NOT NEED TO BE SYMMETRICAL BETWEEN THE TWO ENDS OF THE INDUCTOR, AS IS COMMONLY SHOWN. IT MAY ALL BE AT ONE END OR DIVIDED UNEQUALLY. WHEN DRIVEN FROM A 50 O SOURCE AND TERMINATED IN A 51 O RESISTOR AND TWO MIXER LO PORTS, THE 90 PHASE DIFFERENCE IS NEARLY PERFECT ACROSS A WIDE BAND AND THE AMPLITUDE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OUTPUTS IS WITHIN 0R5 DB ACROSS A 10 BANDWIDTH MORE THAN ENOUGH BANDWIDTH TO COVER THE USUAL SSB PORTION OF ANY AMATEUR BAND. MIXERS A PAIR OF MINI CIRCUITS TUF 3 MIXERS SERVES AS THE I Q BALANCED MODULATORS. THESE PROVIDE GOOD CARRIER SUPPRESSION WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT, AND REASONABLE OUTPUT AT A MODEST DISTORTION LEVEL. IM PRODUCTS IN THE OPPOSITE SIDEBAND ARE MORE THAN 30 DB ‰ FROM PAGE 92 ‰ 2 1 30 TN N4MM 29 1 1 29 VA WB9MII 7 2 1 28 IL KA0RID 11 2 1 22 KS AB0LJ 11 ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ