tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post8029276785366646092..comments2024-03-29T07:34:28.586-04:00Comments on SolderSmoke Daily News: Building W3PM's Colpitts OscillatorBill Mearahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662500663603350847noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-1590624300168352882010-03-29T10:18:31.274-04:002010-03-29T10:18:31.274-04:00Hi Bill,
I used that particular Colpitts circuit ...Hi Bill,<br /><br />I used that particular Colpitts circuit for simplicity and adequate output power to drive the SBL-1 mixer. The trade-off is stability. The oscillator should be housed in a small metal box surrounded by insulating material. There are many oscillator/buffer-amplifier circuits on the web that provide better stability that the experimenter may want to use to drive the SBL-1.<br /><br />73,<br /><br />Gene W3PM GM4YRE<br />http://www.knology.net/~gmarcus/W3PMhttp://www.knology.net/~gmarcus/noreply@blogger.com