Vibration (Oilcanning) of a cover over a microstrip can cause microphonics problems. Stiffen the cover or dampen the cover currents with absorber to see if it helps. Also keep the microstrip channel as narrow as practical.
Hi Lewish,
My approach to model the balanced mixer would be to go all the way to the diode equation. A single diode mixer would look like I = esp(qV/nkT) - 1, where V is your A + B. Let's let qV/nkT = x.
Then the equation for the balanced mixer would be:
I = [exp(x) - 1] + [exp(-x) -1]
For...