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LMX2492EVM: PLL is always locked, even no receiving antenna.

Part Number: LMX2492EVM

Hello,

We plan to use LMX2492EVM to test some RF transmit and receiver. As shown on the Figure, an antenna is connected on RFOut/2 as transmitter and an antenna on RFOUT as receiver.  R6 was removed so the receiving signal on RFOut go to Fin* on pin 5 of the PLL (U1).  The surprise is that the lock indicator (from MuxOut and a LED on the second page of the schematics) is always ON, even when the receiving antenna at RFOut was removed.  Does anyone know why the PLL is always locked ?  Is the RF signal coupled into the PLL's Fin* pin ?  Our RFOut/2 is set to 4.8GHz.

Many thanks in advance.

-Charlie

https://www.ti.com/lit/pdf/snau160  (user manual)