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Perhaps this is one of the simplest and smallest FM radio receiver that can

receive the FM stations available locally. Its simple design makes it ideal for a

pocket (http://www.mouser.com/Passivesized FM receiver. The output

Capacitors
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The circuit works o a small 4.5 volt battery or two 3.6 volt Lithium button cells.

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Transformers
The fm receiver section has two RF transistors
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Modulated signals. Coil L1 and the trimmer capacito form the tuned tank circuit
to tune the receiver to the best FM station with strong signals. The signals are

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VR controls the volume
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FM radio coil

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LED Lightings

Coil is the important part of the FM tuner. It is made up of 18 SWG enameled

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RF Semiconductors

the enamel from the tip of the wire and solder tightly in the PCB. Trimmer and

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Motors & Drives

Liquid Sensors

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Sensors/_/N-zqig/)

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Timers

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Potentiometers & Trimmers

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AC Powers Cords

LED Lightings
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prakhar-kumar91gmail-com
what is the function of the two transistors?
Posted on April 22nd 2016 | 12:23 pm (http://www.electroschematics.com/5150/tiny-fmradio/#comment-1899830)

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jeetu
Hello sir
please tell me. how can i check my tune circuit through multimeter. right now i have

designed my circuit but it is nit working. my headphone gives hizzzz sound. please help
me. best regard.

Posted on January 18th 2016 | 1:34 pm (http://www.electroschematics.com/5150/tiny-fmradio/#comment-1893433)

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aditya
Inductor coil is 18 SWG or 18 AWG ?
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AKINYELE
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BUY 18SWG AIRCORE COPPER INDUCTOR BUT I COULD NOT

SEE TO BUY. I WANT TO MAKE ONE BUT I COULDNT GET COPPER WIRE OF THE EXACT
DIAMETER(18 SWG = 1.219MM). THE DIAMETER I GOT ARE 1MM, 1.5MM, 2MM. CAN I
USE 1MM OR 1.5MM? THANKS

Posted on January 15th 2016 | 6:50 pm (http://www.electroschematics.com/5150/tiny-fmradio/#comment-1892559)

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tiago
whats value for inductor?
Posted on December 16th 2015 | 9:30 pm (http://www.electroschematics.com/5150/tiny-fmradio/#comment-1880358)

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Sourav Karmakar
what is the L1 (inductor) real value.
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vivek choudhary
Sorry sir this circuit would not work
Posted on August 08th 2015 | 5:29 am (http://www.electroschematics.com/5150/tiny-fmradio/#comment-1757619)

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Rum bum bum

Change transistors other. It must act.
Posted on August 08th 2015 | 5:40 pm (http://www.electroschematics.com/5150/tiny-fmradio/#comment-1757975)

mohammed
pls i will appreciate it if you can help me out with a schematic diagram of a ve way
wireless intercom with explanation on how the stages function. thank you.
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Peter Pan
For those using breadboard. They can cause all sorts of problem, e.g. stray capacitance,
not working well with high frequency > 10mhz.
Try on veroboard or home
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Try on veroboard or home made pcb.

Or buy a brand new high quality breadboard from trusty vendor.
I bought many dirt cheap breadboards from ebay which make you troubleshoot circuits
where the problem may actually lie in the breadboard.

Posted on April 21st 2015 | 3:42 pm (http://www.electroschematics.com/5150/tiny-fmradio/#comment-1653989)

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Waqas.
How to nd the pins of gang capacitor. I found gang capacitor which have no writing on
it. I got the disturbances in the output but there is no voice in head phone. How can
improve the quality ? I am using capacitor in IC pins (1,8).

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