LITTLE_DIPPER

Published:2009/7/1 22:03:00 Author:May | From:SeekIC

The circuit consists of two basic circuits, the oscillator and the detector. The oscillator uses an FET in a Colpitts configuration. The energy circulating in the oscillator tank is coupled through C4 to the detector circuit, where a small diode (D2) rectifies it, feeding a dc voltage to the Darlington pair (Q2, A3) con-trolled by the sensitivity control (R3). Any smallvariations in the bias of the amplifier will cause large variations of current through the LED indicator in the DiP mode; however, in the PEAK mode the current produces a corre-sponding voltage ropthrough R5 and the action of the LED is reversed. The circuit shown will work practically on any frequency from LF to VHF if the appropriate components are used.



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