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Right here is an easy FM Radio utilizing an IC1 1260.This IC is a 16-pins. All of the elements used for this FM radio may be simply bought in a market or may be taken away out of your outdated Black & White TV set, radio e.t.c.
Most of FM radios work on 10.7MHz IF frequency however this on works on 5.5 MHz IF frequency. As a ten.7MHz IFT coils is tough to seek out in a market we used right here 5.5MHz IFT coil which may be simply discover in a market and in addition may be taken away out of your outdated Black & White TV units. Additionally 5.5MHz 3-pin ceramic filter used for this FM radio may also be simply discover in a market.
Circuit and Working
The guts of this circuit is a transistor Q1 (BF494) and IC1 (LA1260) and utilizing few resistors and capacitors, 5.5MHz ceramic filter and 5.5 MHz IFT coil.
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Transistor Q1 (BF 494) along with coil L1 (5 turns of 23 SWG wires of 5mm air core), trimmer capacitor VC1 (2-22pF), resistors R1 (470K), R2 (470) and a capacitor C1 (102), C2 (103), C10 (10pF) makes an oscillator of frequencies of 93.5MHz-113.5 MHz. A 88.00MHz-108MHz enter sign type an antenna( 75cm) and to a base of a transistor Q1(BF 494) via a capacitor C1 is combined with 93.5MHz-113.5MHz oscillator and a 5.5 MHz IF frequency is taken away from a capacitor C3(33pF) and is related to a pin 1 of 5.5MHz ceramic filter.
Subsequent join a pin 2 of X1 to a floor and pin 3 to a pin no: 1 of LA1260. Pin 2, pin 3 of IC1 are additionally related floor with a capacitors C4, C4 (403). Pin 4 is related to floor. Pin 5 is related to +6V with a resistor R3 (6K8), pin 6 is related +6V, pin 7 is related to +6V via a D1 and R4.An AF output is taken away from a pin 8 of IC1 via an electrolytic capacitor C7 (10uF/25V). Capacitor C6 (103) is grounded. Pin 11 of IC1 is related to floor with an electrolytic capacitor C9 (1uF/25V). Pin 13, 14 are floor. Pins 15, 16 are related collectively and are related to C8 (1uF/25V).
Development and Testing
A vero board of dimension 5cm*7cm is appropriate to your venture. You too can construct this on a PCB board given on an article. An inductor coil L1 may be made by winding 5 turns of 23 SWG wire on 5mm air core. You’ll want a 16-pin IC socket to your venture. Place 16-pin IC socket on a center of a veroboard. Place all of the elements on a veroboard as given on a circuit diagram and solder all of the elements on a vero board or on a PCB board.
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Now we are going to take a look at your FM radio. Join an influence provide of +6Volts to your FM radio. Join an AF output out of your FM radio to an AF amplifier. Activate an AF amplifier and set a quantity of AF amplifier to mid place. You’ll hear a hissing sound from a speaker of an AF amplifier.
Now could be your FM radio is working and prepared for utilizing. Join a 75cm lengthy wire and connect with your FM radio. Take a small plastic screwdriver and gently tune VC1 till you’ll hear a station.
Additionally tune a 5.5 MHz IFT coil till you’ll hear clear and loud sign. You’ll see a LED1 glowing as quickly as a sign is acquired.
So, your’ FM radio utilizing LA1260 is working and prepared for a utilizing.*
Elements- Checklist
Semiconductors
Q1: 494
IC1: LA1260
Resistors
R1: 470K
R2: 470
R3: (6K8)
R4: (470)
Capacitors
C1: 102
C2: (103)
C3: ( 33pF)
C4, C5: (403)
C6: ( 103)
C7: 10uF/25V
C8, C9: ( 1uF/25V)
Miscellaneous
X1(3-pin 5.5MHz Ceramic Filter), T1 (5.5 MHz IFT coil, 16-pin IC socket, 5cm*7cm vero board, VC1, 6Volts battery, wires.
Writer Prototype
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