[Amps] Phase and amplitude of 2 tube amplifiers

[Jim W7RY]

What is CP? Better clue us Americans as to what that is.


Jim W7RY


On 10/13/2022 7:37 AM, Conrad PA5Y wrote:
> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Regards, Conrad PA5Y
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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY