AJ said:
I agree with the previous posters, I found a lot of the information
provided by Microchip and Chipcon very handy. After playing around (and
the calculations provided by chipcon and microchip confirm), I found that
a wider track width makes a big difference. It raises the Rloss which in
turn increases the radiation efficiency.
Thanks for that, I'll bear that in mind when I prototype it! As an aside,
what's the easiest way to test the gain of an antenna (without the use of
fancy RF test equimpent)? Is just reading the reported receiving signal
strength of a module at varies distances away from it a representative test,
e.g. are they accurate enough for that purpose?
Mark.