Coupler Crystal Radio


Posted on Feb 6, 2014

A two-circuit tuner, as the loose coupler, is one of the only ways selectivity can be accomplished without sacrificing sensitivity. Let`s look at the circuit, see figure #8: The signal is introduced to the primary antenna section via SW-1 arrangement, in which the antenna can be matched to the circuit with 12 taps on Coil L-1. Coil L-1 is also tuned with the 365 variable across the entire


Coupler Crystal Radio
Click here to download the full size of the above Circuit.

L-1, which is a stationery coil. The secondary detector section, L-2 is a moving coil designed to slide in and out of the primary coil. See Figure #1 & #2 and you`ll note that the secondary coil is mechanically arranged on a slider device, which is moved by a horizontal screw arrangement. The coil L-2 is also tuned by another 365 variable and another 12 taps to the detector/phones section. To summarize: The two tuned coils with 12 taps each and the variable coupling ability, give this receiver an extreme versatility in it`s ability to separate stations. Winding and constructing the coils is quite time consuming and important to be correct. The primary, L-1 is wound on a 3  I. D. x 3-1/2  piece of ABS pipe. The 12 taps are every 4th. Turn and are on the inside of the coil. Leave the tap wires long enough to terminate to the rotary switch, which mounts at the end of the coil. I secured the taps, toward the switch-end of the coil with hot glue. It is important that the taps run along the wall of the inside of the coil form, to minimize interference with L-2 sliding in-and-out. Make certain that both coils are wound in the same direction and that the ground-end matches each coil arrangement. L-2 is wound on a 2  I. D. x 3-3/4  piece of ABS pipe and constructed in the same manner as L-1. Each coil is wound with 22-gauge magnet wire and divides the taps points equally, for each coil. See figure`s # 1 through 4, which...




Leave Comment

characters left:

Related Circuits

  • New Circuits

    .

     


    Popular Circuits

    Visible-red-continuous-laser-gun
    Pattern Generator For Radio Direction Finding Circuit
    cut the feed forward in the miller compensation with voltage buffer
    water sensor circuit using 555 timer
    IR Bug
    Telephone Line Indicator Circuit
    modulation
    RMS Reading Voltmeter
    NJM2670 NJM2670 DUAL H BRIDGE DRIVER
    Fading LedsCircuit
    10W Audio Amplifier with Bass-boost
    Free-Power AM Radio
    CD4541 circuit diagram of Ni-Cd battery is automatically charged



    Top