ffoss Post subject: RF effects of Solder Mask Posted: Thu Feb 08,
2007 3:18 pm Lieutenant Joined: Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:13
pm Posts: 2 Location: Englewood, CO. What effect does solder
mask have at 2.4GHz? (It's on a 1W PA) _________________ ffoss
Top IR Post subject: Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:06
pm Site Admin Joined: Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:02 pm
Posts: 373 Location: Germany Solder mask over a transmission
line will increase the insertion loss. At 2.4GHz the degradation
would be still small. As higher the frequency is as worse the impact
of the solder mask will be. At 2.4GHz no need to worry too much!!
Top ffoss Post subject: RF effects of solder
maskPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:37 pm Lieutenant Joined:
Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:13 pm Posts: 2 Location: Englewood, CO.
Thank you for the reply. Do you expect any problems with Amplifier (1W)
feedback degrading the signal? Input level +5dbm, 25db gain.
_________________ ffoss Top IR Post subject:
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:36 pm Site Admin Joined:
Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:02 pm Posts: 373 Location: Germany I don't
expect that you will have any problem. In general, solder mask effects
are due on the frequency of the signal and not due to the power level.
If your circuit would work in 5GHz then you would definitely have problems.
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