An RF coupling circuit including a transformer and a parallel AC-coupling capacitor can advantageously ameliorate substantial attenuation of a signal, prevent destabilization of any feedback loop, and simplify the circuit design process. The AC-coupling capacitor can act as an “averager”, i.e. both the input and output sides of coupling circuit represent capacitances equal to the average of the input and the output capacitances. Thus, the inductors for tuning them out can become equal, thereby allowing a symmetric (or near symmetric) transformer to be used in the RF coupling circuit. When tuned properly, the transformer plus AC-coupling capacitor can also advantageously provide better in-band gain as well as frequency selectivity than other conventional coupling circuits.