Crystal Radio RF Amplifiers

Published:2012/10/22 22:05:00 Author:muriel | Keyword: Crystal Radio, RF Amplifiers | From:SeekIC

One of the best places to add a transistor to a simple crystal radio is at the front end in the form of an RF amplifier. The circuit below is a simple but effective amplifier which will give surprising performance improvement. This amplifier can exhibit negative resistance for low settings of the 500 ohm pot which results in extra gain or even oscillation. So, the circuit can actually be considered to be a regenerative receiver with an external detector. The sensitivity is so high that no cold water pipe ground is needed and the antenna is short.



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