> Hopefully this didn't confuse more than illuminate No, thanks for the comments. I get what you mean about differential signals. The document is a good starting place to do more research and experiments with PCBs. Some 434MHz transceiver modules I have come with a short helical aerial (page 7), so there's something to copy too Joe * * ********** Quality PIC programmers http://www.embedinc.com/products/index.htm --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .