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Vfone, I appreciate your comment. However, your comment doesn't really provide any helpful insight or useful feedback. The other members actually pointed me towards solutions that would help.
Maybe share why you think its far from acceptable, so I can actually learn and take that first step in...
I'm sorry if my description did not make much sense. I'm new to RF design (obviously) and I thought this UHF connectors after each major RF component would be handy way to investigate the output power.
The LNA has 4 vias connecting the LNA's ground pad to the ground plane. They're difficult to...
Thanks for your response.
I appreciate your recommendations, the ones you mentioned will help refine the design.
The UHF connectors were placed in order to be able to test each RF component separately in a cost effective way. I was not aware it shouldn't be done
Do you have any further...
Thank you for your response. I would test them separately and not at the same time (parallel)
The way I was testing the component is, I would solder the VCO first, test it and check the power out. The datasheet mentioned a maximum output power of 11dBm, which was achieved at that test point...
I have designed a 6GHz PCB, containing the HMC358 VCO, PMA3-83LNW+ LNA and several other components.
Testing the VCO output using an UHF reads 11dBm, which is excellent. However, this is the input to an LNA on the same board, once this LNA is soldered on the board, the VCO's output at the UHF...
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