I'll assume  you understand that because of absorption, 160M is a night time band.
Here in the east the band is crowded end to end every night in the winter.
Do you have a good RX only antenna? I use 2 reversible Beverages and  hear a lot of EU activity at night also. Summer time, it's mostly stations east of the Mississippi I hear- but still a lot of them.

Dale W4OP

There were as many "Palomar" companies as there were CB amps. Who knows where they were made.
The amplifier on H&Y is a "Palomar" by Texcomm- whoever and wherever  they are. One thing is for sure- none are "legitimate".

Dale W4OP

Just a couple of thoughts. From a wavelength standpoint, even though your antenna was outside it still was likely very close to the noise sources. Secondly, unless you had  effective  eliminated common mode on your feedline (an appropriate choke/balun) your antenna was effectively not outside as the outer shield on your coax was then also part of the antenna and  a portion of it is inside the house..

GL- tough situation,

Dale W4OP

I don't see anything on the H&Y site that is American made- what amplifier are you referring to?

Dale W4OP

It is unfortunately a losing battle. These guys don't care about the IM or spectral  purity of their emissions or whether the amplifiers are illegal. It's all about the cost.
Ever wonder why so many stations- particularly the 10M SSB gang looks so horrible on a panadapter and sound even worse?

Dale W4OP

I was just made aware of this video by WR9H. Dr Shive certainly has a wonderful way of explaining topics. I hope others enjoy this as much as I have:
http://techchannel.att.com/play-video.cfm/2011/3/7/AT%26T-Archives-Similarities-of-Wave-Behavior     


Dale W4OP

Thanks for the update Larry. My order was placed on the 9th- so looks like next week for mine.
Still using one of your early paddles as my favorite.

73,

Dale W4OP

If, as I hope, you can move the reference plane to the end of the coax, as  most SNA's and VNA's can, then that is even more convenient. If the cable loss is low, it's as good as having the analyzer at the feedpoint.
Larry- has yours arrived yet?
Dale W4OP

Tell us what it is you are restoring and where in a block diagram  the distortion meter is required.

Dale W4OP

Do any of you know of a reasonably priced calibration BNC set Open/Short/Termination?

From memory, my type N HP set was over $700 some years back.

Dale W4OP

It would appear that the wire connecting the joystick to the tuner is likely a lot of the radiator. Since it is all random anyway, why even build that low Q coil?
I must be missing something.

Dale W4OP

I placed my order yesterday. For those of you here in the U.S., how long did it take to receive your analyzer?

Tnx,
Dale W4OP

While I have not looked at the eggbeater, I always assumed (?) it was a pair of 1 lambda loops oriented at right angles and fed 90 degrees out of phase with one another. While 100 Ohm coax may be hard to find , 93 Ohm coax is very common- RG-62/U. You must obviously take the VF into account when you make the phasing line. Because the dielectric in RG-62 is a polyethylene tube with a spiral of polethylene to keep the center conductor centered, I would expect some variation in VF- so you would be smart not to  accept the factory spec but rather to qualify the cable yourself.

Dale W4OP

.My high voltage is higher than specks like 40-50 volts,I thought more is always better.I adapted a heath supply.Could excess b+ cause tubes to cut off?I guess I'll get a resistor in there to back it down,maby in the supply there's a adjustable clamp type.
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I would run the rig at spec voltages.
Remember, when these supplies were built, the A.C. mains were around 110VAC. Now they run 120 and higher. Measure your filament voltage- it is likely high too. That means more heat and shorter tube life.
I built a bucking transformer for my vintage gear to reduce the mains back to 110 VAC.

Dale W4OP

I don't think you'll see any of the reputable antenna manufacturers using gamma matches for VHF let alone UHF. The uneven element illumination results in squint and there is considerable common mode on the coax. Those problems were the inspiration behind the Quagi design.

Look at M Squared, Innov, Directive Systems  etc to see how to properly drive a UHF antenna.

Dale W4OP