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UHF FM Remote Control Receiver Circuit

The receiver is intended primarily for use with the remote control UHF transmitter described in the preceding article. It is a super-regenerative type with an active RF amplifier, T1. The antenna signal is applied to the input inductor via a BNC socket, K1. The input circuit is tuned by trimmer C4. The amplified RF signal is applied to the input of the super-regenerative stage based on transistor T2. Although  the oscillator is, strictly speaking, not tuned, it will lock on to the amplified RF signal applied via coupling capacitor C7. The low-frequency modulation component is extracted from the oscillator signal with the aid of low-pass filter, R6-R7-C12-R8-C13. The signal level at the demodulator output is 50 to 800 mVpp, so that further amplification is required·before the signal can be applied to a digital input.   The inductors in the RF amplifier input and output are made from 1 mm dia. silver-plated wire. The length of the pieces of wire is indicated by the component...