How to measure LC oscillator phase noise.

From: Andrew VK3BFA (ablight_at_alphalink.com.au)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: 15 Jun 2004 01:30:30 -0700

I am in the process of building a 20m SSB transceiver using a LC VFO -
how can you measure phase noise of the device without a roomfull of
complex expensive test equipment - is this possible with simple
techniques even if only in a relative good/bad way? - I have a decent
CRO and a tempermental HP141 which works if thumped in the right
place. I am not an engineer, and the only references I have here are
in the ARRL hanbook for 2002 - they talk about pahes noise with
respect to DDS synthesisers but give no practical help. Or am I asking
an impossible question - can it be done by "good" oscillator design
and it flows from this - the groups comments appreciated.
73 de VK3BFA Andrew