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Thank you all for your informative replies.
Turns out I had two problems. One was that my scope probe capacitance (30pF) was loading the oscillation. However, the spectrum analyzer is sensitive enough though that if I simply place the probe close to the oscillator, the radiated signal from the oscillator is picked up. The second problem was my bench, for I tried the antenna probe trick before without success. I had the solder joints on my board touching the ESD protection mat that was acting like a semi-conductive surface I think. Once I placed the board on spacers the issue resolved itself. I now get about 2kHz of tuning over 9V with 2.8dB of amplitude change (this includes a slightly non-linear region of the varactor in the last 2-3 volts). Selecting an 850 Hz interval and applying a 100 Hz modulating square wave produces a beautifully symmetric FSK spectrum. Cheers, Chris |
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