Thank you for the information VE1BLL. People are telling me that I can use a cheap FM broadcast radio as the IF receivier and that the AFC would prove helpful.
I want to get started with 10 GHz communications with custom made gear. Looking at the schematic for the C900503 10.525 GHz planar transceiver this looks possible.
Spec Sheet: http://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/view/337709/MICROSEMI/C900503.html
As far as I can understand , the only...