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Transistor Radio
Series 724
How to make it
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making a
Transistor Radio
by G. C. DOBBS
with illustrations by B. H. ROBINSON
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Radio reception
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The aerial picks up electro-magnetic,
AERIAL radio frequency, carrier waves
LOUD
SPEAKER
Reading circuit diagrams
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Switch
Bulb Battery --
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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
LAYOUT DIAGRAM
A crystal set - the tuned circuit
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Tuning
Capacitor
A TUNED CIRCUIT
/
A crystal set - the crystal diode
12
Diode
Ferrite
Coil
0·0005,uF
Tuning Capacitor
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- Earth THE CRYSTAL SET CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
Tools for radio construction
14
Screw to adjust Stripper
for different wire sizes
Cutting Stripping
Sandpaper
CLEANING WIRES
Fixing the components
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No. 6 Brass Screwcup
Making the circuit board
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Counter-bored hole Screw centres Counter-bored hole
centre centre
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HOW TO MARK OUT THE BASEBOARD
With a ¾" bit, drill from the marked side With a ¾" bit, drill Tram the other
until the point of the bit just appears on side, half way through the board
the other side. (Do not drill right through)
MAKING THE HOLES
Marked
side of
board
L 20
2) Snap the rod by holding close to
the notch with forefingers and
thumbs only otherwise it may splinter)
Aerial
Coil
SYMBOLS
Building the crystal set
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The crystal set - its aerial and earth
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Aerial Wire
Tree
or Pole
To
Radio
Hose
Clip
~ Scrape pipe tlean
at point of contact
EARTH CONNECTION
TO A METAL WATER PIPE
EARTH PE
DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND
An experimental P.O.W. radio
Remove the diode from the crystal set and screw the
wires in its place. It should be possible to hear some
local stations by adjusting the tuning capacitor. 1f
nothing is heard, keep moving the position of the wire
on the coke until a signal is heard.
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Shallow l"
hole bored
with brace
and bit
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THE SYMBOL FOR A TRANSISTOR
Collector
Base
Emitter
TRANSISTORS
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2·7K Earpiece
Resistor
9 volt
Battery
OC71 +
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
To To
Aerial Earpiece
7
To
Earth
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THE SYMBOL FOR A RESISTOR
First Number
Second Number
Number of Noughts
Tolerance Band
0 5
(or O noughts) (or 5 noughts)
1 6
( or 1 nought) (or 6 noughts)
2 7
(or 2 noughts) ( or 7 noughts)
3 8
(or 3 noughts) (or 8 noughts)
4 9
YELLOW (or 4 noughts) WHITE (or 9 noughts)
TOLERANCE COLOURS
34
Adding a second transistor
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Original
Crystal
Set
TOK
9 volts
5
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM +
+
ELECTROLYTIC
CAPACITOR POTENTIOMETER
The second transistor stage
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Bend tags to lie
flat on board
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Cut, with a hacksaw, to the
same length as tuner spindle
Make a hole in the board with a screwdriver
to accommodate this projection
To
9 volts Earpiece
TOK /
potentiometer
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Pencil
Lines
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Adding a loudspeaker
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H_.....,.
Red____....,._
TRANSFORMER
Black
,te
Loudspeaker
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Green
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
Regeneration
42
Aerial
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put
R.F.C.
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E
10,uF
10p
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Diode 500pF
Diode
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RADIO
10pF TRIMMER FREQUENCY
postage stamp CHOKE
DISC CERAMIC CAPACITOR
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Wiring the regeneration stage •
The c_lrawing shows how this stage is wired onto the
board. Before wiring the stage, all the components
from the crystal stage, up to screws E and 5, are
removed except for the coil and tuning capacitor. The
diode is removed to become one of the two diodes in
the new stage. Follow the drawing carefully, adding one
component at a time and checking its position on the
circuit diagram. There are many bare wires which come
close to each other, and great care must be taken to
ensure they do not touch each other. The I K resistor
must not touch screws E and F.
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Using the radio
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The completed radio
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Line
MATERIALS REQUIRED
Solder Wire
with a core of flux
t
4) Lightly push the end of the solder onto the joint
and allow the solder to flow freely over the whole joint.
DO NOT apply the solder to the bit, the heat of the
joint should do the melting.
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