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Resonant frequency of a tuning circuit with varactors

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This is the circuit that I'm simulating in LTSpice:

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I measured the experimental resonant frequency of the circuit by finding the frequency at which \$V_\text{out}\$ peaks for different values of \$V_1\$, as shown below.

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I then found the theoretical resonant frequencies of the circuit by finding the capacitance of the diodes using the capacitance vs reverse voltage curves provided by the datasheet for the MBRS360 diode (shown below) for each value of \$V_1\$ and evaluating the following equation using \$C=\$ 1/2 of that value (since the two back-to-back Schottky diodes that are being used as varactors here would be the equivalent of two capacitors in series) and \$L=\$ 1 mH:

$$f=\frac{1}{2\pi\sqrt{LC}}$$

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However, when \$V_1\neq\$ 0 V, there were fairly significant discrepancies between the theoretical and experimental resonant frequencies found, as evident in the table below. Would someone know why this is happening?

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