Re: How to measure LC oscillator phase noise.

From: James Meyer (jmeyer_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:55:31 GMT

On 15 Jun 2004 01:30:30 -0700, ablight@alphalink.com.au (Andrew VK3BFA) posted
this:

>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

        Use an FM receiver to listen to the oscillator (or better, one of its
harmonics). An AC voltmeter on the receiver output will give you some numbers.

Jim " KISS * " Meyer

* Keep It Simple Sir