Ring Modulators

[A.S.P.]

On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Don Tillman wrote:

>    From: JH4-man
>    Date: Fri, 15 Nov 96 12:55:00 PST
> 
>    Does anybody know why they still manufacture the 1496,
>    but not the linearized 1495 ?? Just wondering ...
> 
> Huh?  Is that true?  Can't be!  That's horrible!  Surely *somebody*
> must make them.

No, they were discontinued within the last two years.  I bought a couple
from Newark right before it happened.  Got a call a few weeks later from a
rep saying the if I wanted any more, this was my last chance.

If you can use AD533s to make a freq shifter, why can't you use 1496s?

ROmeo