KJ4PTD
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Hi all I'm KJ4PTD, I have designed a crystal controlled RF attenuator to use in "radio directional finding" (using a receiver to locate an RF source) when you get close to the source the signal can get too strong to pinpoint, thus the need for an attenuator. The PCB I have designed to hold the components uses 6V-DC to oscillate the crystal and therefor has a DC ground. Also on the board is the antenna input as well as the receiver output and the ground for the RF signal.
Being a PCB that handles RF I have included a ground field plane, QUESTION is should I bond it to the DC ground or the RF ground?
Help?
Thanks
KJ4PTD
Being a PCB that handles RF I have included a ground field plane, QUESTION is should I bond it to the DC ground or the RF ground?
Help?
Thanks
KJ4PTD