Mod/Demod MC1496

The Mod/Demod MC1496 is a balanced modulator/demodulator IC whose output voltage is the product of an input signal and a carrier, working as a double-balanced multiplier. It is a classic chip for amplitude modulation, suppressed-carrier and single-sideband work, synchronous detection and mixers in radio and communications projects, and it is widely used in university communications labs.

Mod/Demod MC1496 Specifications

• Function: balanced modulator/demodulator (double-balanced multiplier)
• Carrier suppression: about 65 dB at 0.5 MHz and 50 dB at 10 MHz (typical)
• Common-mode rejection: about 85 dB (typical)
• Gain and signal handling: adjustable with external resistors
• Inputs and outputs: balanced (differential)
• Pins: 14

Mod/Demod MC1496 Applications

• AM and suppressed-carrier (DSB-SC) modulators
• Single-sideband (SSB) transmitters and product detectors
• Synchronous AM detection, FM detection and phase detection
• RF mixers and frequency doublers
• Communications labs and university electronics courses

What's in the Box

• 1 × MC1496 balanced modulator/demodulator IC

Tip: The MC1496 needs external bias resistors and usually a potentiometer to null the carrier, so start from a datasheet application circuit and use its recommended supply voltages. Keep RF leads short and decouple each supply pin with a capacitor close to the chip.

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