Yeh i think the 'Skin Effect' is a unavoidable phenomenon.Zozo wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 1:04 am The original track size for my project was 0.80mm and I was getting just over 800mW with the cheap no brand Chinese 2n4427. I've now increased it to 1mm which isn't much. But I think my track lengths in that area of the PCB aren't particularly long before it's fed into the next stage or element.
If yours are 2mm, then I think that should be fine?
Minimising track length and voltage drop is always good practice.
Anyways i did more testing today and also dug out the original NRG VFO as a baseline reference!
I gathered some interesting results! It turns out that the new Sinus PLL is doing the same power?
I dont know if my meter is reading incorrect, or my test leads are lossy, or the original VFO is under powered?