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allowed input RF polwer level in downconverting mixer

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Hello I want to use the following mixer as down convernter.
I am intrested regaring the allowed power levels that could be used.
according to the datasheet the reccomended LO power level is 13dBm.
I read in the internet the RF needs to be 10dbm lower then LO power level.(13-10=3dBm RF input)
1dB compression point of 9dBm means I can use this RF input up to 9 dBm?
What is the allowed RF level?
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To maintain linearity in the mixing process and prevent intermodulation distortion, in a diode mixer, the RF input level should be about 10dB lower than the LO input level (or even lower). In this case, above +9dBm (P1dB), linearity issues, intermodulation distortion, and harmonics, become a certainty.
 

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