This paper begins with an assessment of suitable devices and circuit configurations for mixer applications, and then presents experimental results from different circuit configurations using commercially available 1 micron single-gate devices. A dual-gate 1 micron FET is then described, which has been specifically developed for mixer applications. Experimental results are presented for this device in a simple microwave circuit which yields 11 dB conversion gain with an associated DSB noise figure of 6. 5 dB at 10 GHz, using a 30 MHz I. F. The text of this paper is in digest form.