Shortwave SW Transmitter Based IC BEL1895

Here the SW transmitter circuit based on IC BEL1895. This particular transmitter circuit works in shortwave HF band (6 MHz to 15 MHz), and can be applied for shortrange communication and for educational purposes.

Shortwave (SW) Transmitter Circuit diagram :

The circuit is composed of a mic amplifier circuit, a variable frequency oscillator, and modulation amplifier stages. Transistor T1 (BF195) is put to use as a simple RF oscillator. Resistors R6 and R7 determine base bias, while resistor R9 is utilized for stability. Feedback is provided by 150pF capacitor C11 to maintain oscillations. The primary of shortwave oscillator coil and variable condenser VC1 (365pF, 1/2J gang) form the frequency determining network.

By altering the coil inductance or the capacitance of gang condenser, the frequency of oscillation can be modified. The carrier RF signal from the oscillator is inductively coupled through the secondary of transformer X1 to the next RF amplifier-cum-modulation stage assembled around transistor T2 that is run in class ‘A’ mode. Audio signal from the audio amplifier assembled around IC BEL1895 is coupled to the emitter of transistor 2N2222 (T2) for RF modulation.

IC BEL1895 is a monolithic audio power amplifier intendeded for sensitive AM radio applications. It can deliver 1W power to 4 ohms at 9V power supply, with low distortion and noise characteristics. Since the amplifier’s voltage gain is of the order of 600, the signal from condenser mic can be straightly linked to its input without any amplification.

The transmitter’s stability is managed by the quality of the tuned circuit parts as well as the degree of regulation of the supply voltage. A 9V regulated power source is required. RF output to the aerial consists of harmonics, because transistor T2 doesn’t have tuned coil in its collector circuit. However, for short-range communication, it does not create any trouble. The harmonic content of the output may be lowered by means of a high-Q L-C filter or resonant L-C traps tuned to each of the prominent harmonics. The power output of this transmitter is about 100 milliwatts.

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Universal Battery Charger Based on LM317

This universal battery charger is based on LM317 and has an adjustable regulated output voltage and also has an adjustable constant-current charging circuit that makes it suitable to use for charging most NiCad batteries and some other types of batteries . This LM317 universal battery charger can charge a single cell or a number of series-connected cells up to a maximum voltage of 18 V.

This universal battery charger circuit use just some common electronic components like LM317 regulator , operational amplifier and some 2n3055 power transistors .2n3055 power transistors Q1 and Q2 are connected as series regulators to control the battery chargers out¬put voltage and charge-current rate. The LM317 used as an adjustable voltage regulator supplies the drive signal to the bases of power transistors Q1 and Q2.

By turning the potentiometer R9 the output-voltage level will be modified. A current-sampling resistor, R8 (a 0.1-fi, 5-W unit), connected between the negative output lead and circuit ground.As the charging voltage across the battery begins to drop, the current through R8 decreases , then the voltage feeding pin 5 of U3 decreases, and the comparator output follows, turning Q3 back off, which completes the signals circular path to regulate the batterys charging current. The charging current can be set by adjusting R10 for the desired current.

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Stereo Power Amplifier Circuit based on BA5417

BA5417 is a stereo amplifier IC with a lot of good features like thermal shut down, standby function, soft clipping, wide operating voltage range etc. The IC can deliver 5W per channel into 4 ohm loud speakers at 12V DC supply voltage. The BA5417 has excellent sound quality and low THD (total harmonic distortion) around 0.1% at F=1kHz; Pout=0.5W.

Stereo Power Amplifier  Circuit diagram :

Setup and working of this stereo power amplifier circuit is somewhat similar to the BA5406 based stereo amplifier circuit published previously. C10 and C11 are DC decoupling capacitors which block any DC level present in the input signals. C2 and C6 couples the amplifiers left and right power outputs to the corresponding loud speakers. C1 and C5 are bootstrap capacitors.

Bootstrapping is a method in which a portion of the amplifiers is taken and applied to the input. The prime objective of bootstrapping is to improve the input impedance. Networks R1,C3 and R2,C7 are meant for improving the high frequency stability of the circuit. C4 is the power supply filter capacitor. S1 is the standby switch. C8 is a filter capacitor. R3 and R4 sets the gain of the left and right channels of the amplifier in conjunction with the 39K internal feedback resistors.

Note :

• Supply voltage range of BA5417 is from 6 to 15V DC.
• The recommended supply voltage for this circuit is 12V DC.
• The power supply must be well regulated and filtered.
• BA5417 requires a heatsink.
• The circuit can be assembled on a perf board without much degradation in performance.

Source : http://www.ecircuitslab.com/2012/07/stereo-power-amplifier-circuit-based-on.html

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Universal Battery Charger Based on LM317

This universal battery charger is based on LM317 and has an adjustable regulated output voltage and also has an adjustable constant-current charging circuit that makes it suitable to use for charging most NiCad batteries and some other types of batteries . This LM317 universal battery charger can charge a single cell or a number of series-connected cells up to a maximum voltage of 18 V.

This universal battery charger circuit use just some common electronic components like LM317 regulator , operational amplifier and some 2n3055 power transistors .2n3055 power transistors Q1 and Q2 are connected as series regulators to control the battery chargers out¬put voltage and charge-current rate. The LM317 used as an adjustable voltage regulator supplies the drive signal to the bases of power transistors Q1 and Q2.

By turning the potentiometer R9 the output-voltage level will be modified. A current-sampling resistor, R8 (a 0.1-fi, 5-W unit), connected between the negative output lead and circuit ground.As the charging voltage across the battery begins to drop, the current through R8 decreases , then the voltage feeding pin 5 of U3 decreases, and the comparator output follows, turning Q3 back off, which completes the signals circular path to regulate the batterys charging current. The charging current can be set by adjusting R10 for the desired current.

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Shortwave SW Transmitter Based IC BEL1895

Here the SW transmitter circuit based on IC BEL1895. This particular transmitter circuit works in shortwave HF band (6 MHz to 15 MHz), and can be applied for shortrange communication and for educational purposes.

Shortwave (SW) Transmitter Circuit diagram :

The circuit is composed of a mic amplifier circuit, a variable frequency oscillator, and modulation amplifier stages. Transistor T1 (BF195) is put to use as a simple RF oscillator. Resistors R6 and R7 determine base bias, while resistor R9 is utilized for stability. Feedback is provided by 150pF capacitor C11 to maintain oscillations. The primary of shortwave oscillator coil and variable condenser VC1 (365pF, 1/2J gang) form the frequency determining network.

By altering the coil inductance or the capacitance of gang condenser, the frequency of oscillation can be modified. The carrier RF signal from the oscillator is inductively coupled through the secondary of transformer X1 to the next RF amplifier-cum-modulation stage assembled around transistor T2 that is run in class ‘A’ mode. Audio signal from the audio amplifier assembled around IC BEL1895 is coupled to the emitter of transistor 2N2222 (T2) for RF modulation.

IC BEL1895 is a monolithic audio power amplifier intendeded for sensitive AM radio applications. It can deliver 1W power to 4 ohms at 9V power supply, with low distortion and noise characteristics. Since the amplifier’s voltage gain is of the order of 600, the signal from condenser mic can be straightly linked to its input without any amplification.

The transmitter’s stability is managed by the quality of the tuned circuit parts as well as the degree of regulation of the supply voltage. A 9V regulated power source is required. RF output to the aerial consists of harmonics, because transistor T2 doesn’t have tuned coil in its collector circuit. However, for short-range communication, it does not create any trouble. The harmonic content of the output may be lowered by means of a high-Q L-C filter or resonant L-C traps tuned to each of the prominent harmonics. The power output of this transmitter is about 100 milliwatts.

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