The practical performance of a two-stage microwave distributed MESFET mixer is presented, based on the concept of distributed or traveling-wave mixing. A conversion loss of 4 db ( plus 1, minus 0. 5 db) was measured at fixed bias with a signal frequency varying from 2 to 10 GHz for an IF of 1. 5 GHz and 6 dbm of LO pump power. This performance is believed to be superior to any currently available microwave mixer covering this wide bandwidth.