[Amps] Phase and amplitude of 2 tube amplifiers

[hzp_electronics at juno.com]

Conrad,
The 90 deg angle of the two dipole elements is  necessary to excite the 2 orthogonal polarities.  For the radiation to be circular, the signals in these dipoles must differ in phase by 90 deg.  To do this you can feed both amps in phase, and then insert a 90 deg shift (1/4 wavelength) in the feedline to one of the dipoles.  

Just keep the elements orthogonal and the feed phase differing by 90 deg.
     73
.... Bill K3HZP


---------- Original Message ----------
From: Conrad PA5Y <g0ruz at g0ruz.com>
To: "amps at contesting.com" <amps at contesting.com>
Subject: [Amps] Phase and amplitude of 2 tube amplifiers
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:37:10 +0000

I am going to attempt to use 2 identical monoband tube amplifiers to generate CP but before I start I have a question. The 90 deg delay for CP comes from the array orthogonal physical boom separation. So the amplifiers must be in phase at the outputs.

I presume that this has been done in broadcast applications and I would like to know, assuming everything is tuned correctly how close the phase likely to be?

I have line stretchers for the inputs, I have extremely good phase matching on the Wilkinson splitter and 2 identical directional couplers that I have tuned for good phase and amplitude matching. I can also measure the relative amplitude and phase of the 2 amplifiers accurately. Small phase and amplitude adjustments are ok but I have no idea what to expect with tube amplifiers.

This was not really planned but a 2nd amplifier became available, so I thought why not? The tubes are becoming scarce so this way I can be a lot more gentle on them.

Regards, Conrad PA5Y


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