I tried simulating two slightly different versions of the Colpitts oscillator in LTspice.

Here is the first one:

This circuit oscillates at 53.8Mhz. It is quite easy to understand how this circuit oscillates just by looking at it.

Then I tried grounding the main resonant capacitor, C4 from the collector, a commonly seen method used in self quenching super-regenerative receivers.

Initially the circuit did not oscillate, but in reality they do in the above-mentioned receivers. When I selected the option "skip initial operating point solution" from the simulation menu, the circuit fired up to life and began oscillating at 52.3Mhz.

Now, my question is how does the above version of the Colpitts oscillator work?

My thought there is now a visible LC resonant loop, apparently. Also, C4 easily shunts any oscillations to ground there by not startup any oscillations.

I tried simulating two slightly different versions of the Colpitts oscillator in LTspice.

Here is the first one:

This circuit oscillates at 53.8Mhz. It is quite easy to understand how this circuit oscillates just by looking at it.

Then I tried grounding the main resonant capacitor, C4 from the collector, a commonly seen method used in self quenching super-regenerative receivers.

Initially the circuit did not oscillate, but in reality they do in the above-mentioned receivers. When I selected the option "skip initial operating point solution" from the simulation menu, the circuit fired up to life and began oscillating at 52.3Mhz.

Now, my question is how does the above version of the Colpitts oscillator work?

My thought is that there is no a visible LC resonant loop, apparently. Also, C4 easily shunts any oscillations to ground there by not startup any oscillations.

I tried simulating two slightly different versions of colpitts oscillator in LTspice.

Here is the first one,

Now this circuit oscillates at 53.8Mhz. It is quite easy to understand how this circuit oscillates justby looking at it.

Then I tried grounding the main resonant capacitor, C4 from the collector, a commonly seen method used in self quenching super-regenerative receivers.

Initially the circuit did not oscillate, but in reality they do in the above-mentioned receivers. When I selected the option "skip initial operating point solution" from the simulation menu, the circuit fired up to life and began oscillating at 52.3Mhz.

Now, my question is how does the above version of colpitts oscillator works? My thought there is now visible LC resonant loop, apparently. Also, C4 easily shunts any oscillations to ground there by not startup any oscillations.

I tried simulating two slightly different versions of the Colpitts oscillator in LTspice.

Here is the first one:

This circuit oscillates at 53.8Mhz. It is quite easy to understand how this circuit oscillates just by looking at it.

Then I tried grounding the main resonant capacitor, C4 from the collector, a commonly seen method used in self quenching super-regenerative receivers.

Initially the circuit did not oscillate, but in reality they do in the above-mentioned receivers. When I selected the option "skip initial operating point solution" from the simulation menu, the circuit fired up to life and began oscillating at 52.3Mhz.

Now, my question is how does the above version of the Colpitts oscillator work?

My thought there is now a visible LC resonant loop, apparently. Also, C4 easily shunts any oscillations to ground there by not startup any oscillations.