Low CC1100 LQI values

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I’ve been working with a CC1100 eval board connected to a PIC, and then to a PC via RS232, and have trouble getting a decent link, so my range is bad (I can barely take it out of the room and down a short hallway, even at +10dBm). I’m typically getting ~10-30 for the LQI value. I’m using the register values that SmartRF gives you, so I’m wondering if I’m missing something here… Is there some values you have to tweak? Do I need to do something different to calibrate it other than put it in idle and give it a SCAL command? Any help would be really appreciated, it’s been really frustrating!