John,
The short answer is 'no'. Click here http://www.juanr.com/pages/hobbies/ham_radio/Eagle/IMD+Phase_Noise.htm for details and scroll to the bottom of the log...
Juan
-----Original Message----- From: John B. Stephensen [mailto:kd6ozh@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 2:42 PM To: juan-rivera@sbcglobal.net Cc: eagle@amsat.org; Bill Ress; Dave Black (Home); Dave Black (Work); Dave hartzell; David Smith; Don Ferguson; Juan. Rivera (Home); Juan.Rivera (Work); Samsonoff@Mac. Com Subject: Re: 10.7 MHz Spur
Does the spur go away if the external reference is on (whether or not it is
routed to the PLLs)?
73,
John
KD6OZH
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Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 14:22 UTC
Subject: 10.7 MHz Spur
John,
I found the source of the 10.7 MHz spur. It's being generated inside the
receiver itself. This is the first spur I have found that is not caused
by
switching power supplies.
The origin appears to be in the 10 MHz reference area. I turned off and
unplugged the SDR-IQ and fed the IF output from the 70 cm Receiver to my
TS-2000. The spur is still there.
Next I connected the RF input to my sniffer loop and moved it around the
PCB
surface. I get the strongest signal near the long trace between the two
Freq inputs to U4 and U9, the two phased-locked loops.
73,
Juan