Simple FM Receiver by TDA7000

Thursday, February 7th, 2008


With the TDA 7000 you can build an FM radio with a minimum of components; most of them so easy to manage…like the ceramic capacitors that do not require polarization…and only two resistors. The components you will employ will be of small dimensions and low cost. Even the integrated circuit itself, the TDA 7000, is [...]

FM Receiver 4 Transistor by BF184

Thursday, January 17th, 2008


This is a pocket sized receiver I built in 1994. The idea was to make a simple but useable receiver running off 3V. My previous 6 transistor receiver was more bulky, requiring 12V. This meant 10 x AA cells. I designed and made a PCB, and constructed a small aluminium case to keep the receiver [...]

FM - AM Regenerative Receiver by 2N2646

Thursday, January 17th, 2008


The following is a design for a separately quench super regen receiver I first tried in early 1992. It worked far better than any other solid state design, so I built a portable version for use during my commuting from the Blue Mountains to Sydney on the train. Running off 10x AA nicads, this gave [...]