Questions tagged [radio]
Consider also the rf tag.
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BJT Clapp Oscilator for 3-6MHz
I designed a Clapp VFO to aid in my Ham Radio projects (Non-superhet SSB and CW recievers for 80M and hopefuly 40M).
I chose the clapp topology for it's frequency stability. I want it to tune at least ...
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Audio PWM over Radio [on hold]
I'm working on a project in which I must send audio over RF such that remote speakers can pick up the signal around a house/apartment. The goal is to broadcast music from a single device somewhere in ...
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Measure voltage of the panel light bulb inside a vintage radio
I'm new to Electronics. I have recently received a vintage radio Pioneer TR-305. I am trying to replace the panel light bulb inside this radio. I opened the radio panel and found the bulb soldered ...
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How does this transmitter work/how to tune it?
I have used a few 433MHz ASK transmitters. They're cheap, readily available, and work reasonably well.
Based on this application note from Murata I tried to build my own.
I replaced the NE68030 ...
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How does this simple FM slope detector work?
I understand what happens from the diode onwards, it's a rectifying amp and a low pass filter that filters any unwanted frequencies from the carrier, but what is going on in terms of voltage between ...
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How to measure radio signal strength
I am building several types of radio antennas, and I would like to test which is the most effective. I am wondering: What is the best way to measure the strength of the received signal?
It is at ~...
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Interference on car bluetooth system
I just did some work on my car audio system and am having some problems with interference. I added a bluetooth receiver and wired it directly to my stereo cd player input. The receiver is powered from ...
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Why don't we use analog remote mics?
All remote microphones sends digital samples over the ether. Why no analog remote microphones?
I know that digital signals are less sensitive to noises, but there are several advantages of analog ...
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Why is my radio circuit not functioning correctly?
Ive built this circuit and it hasnt functioned correctly it picks up a humming which im pretty sure it is my power supply
Can someone explain why this isnt operating as a radio? and maybe assist me ...
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iPhone headphone out as a signal source for AM modulation circuit
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I wonder what is the appropriate model for an iPhone/MP3 player audio out?
I imagined it as a voltage source that would support whatever current the resistance it’s connected to necessitates. Is ...
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Antenna selection for CC1101-433 MHz rf
I intend to use these TI CC1101 433 MHz RF modules in one of my project:
Wavelength of 433 MHz will be 69 cm. Half wavelength will be 34.5 cm. Vendor is selling two antenna options with the product. ...
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Wiring a bluetooth module into car radio, issue with switching between radio and bluetooth [closed]
I have an old Blaupunkt Radio in my 91 VW golf. I have purchased a Bluetooth module from eBay and I have wired the line out from this into the Left and Right inputs to the amplifier that would ...
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Use 5v Linear Regulator and LDO 3.3V
I am designing a PCB with a STM32 microcontroller, a GPS, DataLogger and X-Bee module. The power supply is a 12V Battery.
So in my project I need 5V and 3.3V, at the same time.
I don't know if it is ...
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3.5 MHz 2W AM vaccum tube transmitter [closed]
What do you think of my 80m band radio transmitter I designed? Originally I though about using an Armstrong oscillator, due to its simplicity and sine wavyness, but I heard that crystals are better, ...
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Is my radio pulling more current than it should? [closed]
I have an FT-747GX radio that I am using as a RF generator for a plasma cleaning machine.
In the operating manual on page 3 it states:
I have a power supply connected to this radio which outputs ...
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run ac device on battery [closed]
I recently purchased a radio which unfortunately doesn't have battery option. Its spec is AC 230V - 50/60 Hz and 14 W
Is there any way to use my Ni-Mh rechargeable cell battery with this device.
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Unwanted buzzing and reduced volume in a basic speaker set
I have the following device, which basically contains 18 songs. we can play the next song by switching the switch on and off. It also has a volume control.
Recently it started to buzz a lot and the ...
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EN 300 328 CE radio certification with power limit
We have developed product for Malesia country, where we need local SIRIM certificate.
RF module we used in our product is 2.4Ghz wifi mesh, with max 30dbm (1 watt) output power capacity.
To get ...
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op-amp amplifier for small loop antenna
I’m trying to make myself a ferrite core loopstick antenna for a crystal radio project so I’ve pulled the ferrite rod out of an old radio. The rod is about 1.5 inches and I’ve wound my own coil around ...
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High data rate (~1-5 Mpbs) Point to Point Radio
I'm working on a rocket project at my University, and am trying to find a point to point / point to multipoint radio capable of a hopefully 1-5 Mbps data rate between a ground station a directional ...
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2.4GHz RF design losing signal
First time poster here, please excuse holes in the plot.
I have a simple wireless design made of an MCU (atmega328p) and an NRF24L01 module, powered through a 3.3V regulator, talking to a similar ...
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How to increase range of AM radio waves? [closed]
As a personal project, I made a very simple AM transmitter with an idea from an online tutorial, using a 1 MHz crystal oscillator (plus power source, antenna, breadboard, etc.).
However, when using ...
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Are headphones with EMF measurement of 10,000 milligauss harmful to me?
I used a EMF detector app on my phone and measured the EMF output on my wired headphones. It measured around 10,000 milligauss on one part of both ear cups. Since wearing these headphones on my head ...
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Explain this circuit
I know this circuit is an oscillator circuit and it senses another signal of same frequency, but I don't understand
the calculation behind it, and
the reason for emitter inductor,
3.9k collector ...
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What kind of modulation technique and carrier frequency is used for interplanetary communication such as between the Earth and Mars? [closed]
I have just come across this wind sound coming from pressure sensor of Insight lander which is in Mars at the moment.
I know basically that AM, FM, PSK, FSK ect. all have disadvantages and advantages ...
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Why does antenna tuner in crystal radio use capacitor and an inductor?
I know that antennas can be capacitive or inductive depending on the relation of antenna length to the \$\lambda\$. I know that crystal radios use both antenna and capacitor for tuning and I don't ...
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Can a speaker be driven by a DC signal?
I’ve always been under the impression that speakers require an AC signal. The reason being that positive and negative current are required for the electromagnet to properly vibrate the diaphragm.
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Speaker for crystal radio rather than sensitive piezoelectric speaker Crystal radio
I am a science student of grade 8 and researching and learning about radio waves.
I am currently trying to make a crystal radio. The problem I am facing is the speaker I have to use for the project....
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Other than direct radiation, how can RF interference transfer between stacked PCBs?
I have VHF aviation radio consisting of 3 boards stacked upon each other: digital, receiver and transmitter, the digital is on ‘top’ with receiver in the middle, there is thick shielding between the ...
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Amateur radio practice exam question
The question is as follows:
An interfering signal from a transmitter is found to have a frequency of 57 MHz (TV Channel 2 is 54 - 60 MHz). This signal could be the:
And the options are as follows:
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Electro magnetic interference with Arduino Uno and a portable radio
I'm surprised when I'm working with Arduino Uno, by just sitting beside a portable radio, like when I was powered on both Arduino & Radio and when they are close to each other I got some noise ...
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Receiver Antenna Gain
How is gain defined for a receiver antenna?
If we look at a radiating antenna, there is a Pin, and the gain in a particular direction would be the radiation intensity Ur, divided by the radiation ...
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What happens if the frequency of the receiver osc does not match (exactly) the carrier frequency?
I thinking about FM and AM. Theoretically the carrier frequency is perfectly match the demodulation frequency. But what happens if there is a mismatch?
I think using AM the frequency of the base-band ...
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Antenna Design Procedures
I live in a residential area and I want to test and design an antenna in my garage. I plan on using my signal generator as the power supply and a RTL - RDS dongle connected to my computer as the ...
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Voltage gradient across an antenna (and how it drives an AM radio)
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I was interested how is voltage gap maintained across an antenna. It seemed to me that an antenna might be like a wire where if there's a voltage at the top, the same voltage would be at the ...
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Radio activated on/off switch
TL;DR: I want to know if there is anything, That on which when a radio frequency falls, and it turns on an LED. Basically an on off switch but controlled when radio waves hit it.
What I hope to ...
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What does a TV receiver circuit look like? [closed]
I found a few circuits for TV transmitters, but no receivers.
I've looked at other simpler RF transmitters and receiver, but it's not obvious to me how to reverse the circuit that I have.
I want ...
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Name of an electronic component
Can anybody kindly tell me what this electronic component in the picture is called?
I've seen this component in:
Mobile phone circuit
WiMax modem circuit
GSM Module circuit
I tried but was unable ...
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Can I use more than one antenna with a radio module (say rfm69) and switch between those antennas electronically, say by a transistor
I need to know the approximate direction of the radio signal coming to my module, and I have to use very simple hardware and software for this. (Just a microcontroller and one module)
What came up ...
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How does adding more coils to an AM tuner coil allow it to tune Shortwave?
I have seen several tutorials about how to turn an AM radio into a Shortwave radio. They add more coils to the inductor (is that the correct name for the tuning coil?).
Here is one example,
https://...
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Why FM has larger range than cellular network [closed]
I can receive FM signal about 50km away from the transmitting station but I lose signal from cell towers in about few km (1-3km)
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Active phased antenna array for Wi-Fi efficiency compared to a directional antenna?
I'm interested in mesh networking of poorly controllable autonomous aerial vehicles (like blimps), so i wonder whether it is viable to use a phased antenna array versus a few traditional directional ...
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Radio Telescope Rx/Tx resolution
Very simple question. If (say) a 65m radiotelescope obeserving at 5cm (6GHz) has a resolution of about 1mRad, if it becomes a transmitter at that frequency does it radiate a beam of the same ...
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Is a modern radio wave broadcasting station a very fast spark gap transmitter?
In a spark gap transmitter, is that a "real" radio wave that is produced? I know you can hear it on an AM radio, if you are close to the gap, but is it a radio wave the same as from a radio station? ...
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UHF transmitter Range for 50 W
Very curious to know the range of 50 W transmitter of UHF range in nautical miles? The antenna used is 1/4 wave antenna of Jaybeam company. Can someone tell the exact formulation to find out the ...
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Derive required carrier to noise or signal to noise from receiver sensitivity on FM receiver
Can I extrapolate the required C/N based on reported receiver sensitivity?
I'm plotting coverage for a repeated radio system for handheld radios. The system is analog, FM narrow band. I've ...
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Understanding the Practical Application of a Simple Antenna made from Coax
I am here today to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of using antennas in RC applications. I am trying to understand what exactly is going on with a particular 2.4GHz receiver a picture ...
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EHF RF Transmitter and Receiver
We are working on a blood glucose meter that will measure BG readings through radio waves with a frequency between 60-70 GHz.
That range is necessary to allow penetration through the tissue and we ...
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True near field distance for a short monopole antenna
Antenna properties:
Height x Diameter = 3.3 inches x 1.4 inches
Test Frequency: 900 MHz
(Wavelength = 33 cm or 13 inches)
I see some conflicting formulas to calculate the near field distance for ...
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HM-TRP radio module works at 56K data speed but only in delayed chunks
I created the following setup:
I created one circuit in which the PC connects to an HM-TRP radio module via a max232 DIP IC. This circuit for the test is the master to all devices and sends a 16 byte ...
