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Old January 25th 05, 09:15 AM
Old Macdonald
 
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I want to try to detect signal levels of 50mv to 200mv peak to peak.
I need a passive circuit with no amplifiers, and I will be feeding a
DVM with .01v resolution. The problem I am having is that a 1N34 will
not conduct very well at these low levels. Is there a more suitable
diode? Can you give me a part number, or a simple way to get just one
or two of these diodes? What the diode is looking at is a 50 ohm port
on a 30 to 60 mhz I.F. chassis.


You can use "Zero-bias schotky diodes" for detecting small signals, but you
can also pass a small bias current through an ordinary diode to overcome the
forward conduction voltage.