Michael Ossmann’s RF design rules

HackRF creator Michael Ossmann presented his simple RF design rules at Hackaday Superconference:
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The video of Ossmann’s talk is well worth watching:
He shows how to calculate the width of RF traces  in order to match impedance [18:54]:
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This is the current 4 layer board stackup for OSH Park:

 

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Michael Ossmann’s RF design rules

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