
Circuit Notes:
This circuit
provides an FM modulated signal with an output power of around 500mW. The
input
Mic preamp is built around a couple of
2N3904 transistors, audio gain limited by the 5k preset.
The oscillator is a colpitts stage, frequency of oscillation governed by
the tank circuit made from
two 5pF capacitors and the
inductor. ( Click here for Colpitt Oscillator
Resonant Frequency Equation.)
Frequency is around
100Mhz with values shown.
Audio modulation is fed into the tank circuit via the 5p
capacitor, the 10k resistor and 1N4002
controlling the
amount of modulation. The oscillator output is fed into the 3.9uH inductor
which
will have a high impedance at RF
frequencies.
The output stage operates as a class D amplifier , no direct
bias is applied but the RF signal developed
across the
3.9uH inductor is sufficient to drive this stage. The emitter resistor and 1k
base resistor
prevent instability and thermal runaway
in this stage.
Paul K. Sherby
Belleville,
Michigan.
USA
Website:- http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Park/5323
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