Practical Wireless? Transistor Circuits book. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Station X · 16th May 2008, 4:49 pm

Back in the early to mid 1960s one of the electronics magazines, probably Practical Wireless, but maybe PE included as a freebie a small booklet about 4 inches by 5 inches containing several circuits using the then comparitively new transistors.

One of the circuits in the book was a reflex receiver using a ferrite rod aerial and an AF117 transistor. I built this receiver and it worked very well. Alas the receiver was thrown out some years ago.

As a nostalgia trip I'd like to build another of these receivers and do a better job.

Does anyone have a copy of the book they could scan the circuit from for me please?

KeithsTV · 16th May 2008, 6:56 pm

Presented free with the June 1966 issue of PW here's the reflex circuit. Apologies for the poor edges I had used sellotape to stick it back together.

This booklet was the second in a series of three on Valve circuits, Transistor circuits and Testing Transistor and Valve circuits. I have all three and can scan them if anyone is interested

Keith

Station X · 16th May 2008, 7:23 pm

Thanks Keith. I knew someone would come up trumps. June 1996 then. I'd have been 15 then and this was the first transistor circuit I built from scratch.

I hope I'll be starting a new thread in Home Brew Equipment when I've built the circuit.

16th May 2008, 4:49 pm	#1
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,288	Practical Wireless? Transistor Circuits book. Back in the early to mid 1960s one of the electronics magazines, probably Practical Wireless, but maybe PE included as a freebie a small booklet about 4 inches by 5 inches containing several circuits using the then comparitively new transistors. One of the circuits in the book was a reflex receiver using a ferrite rod aerial and an AF117 transistor. I built this receiver and it worked very well. Alas the receiver was thrown out some years ago. As a nostalgia trip I'd like to build another of these receivers and do a better job. Does anyone have a copy of the book they could scan the circuit from for me please? __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

16th May 2008, 7:23 pm	#3
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,288	Re: Practical Wireless? Transistor Circuits book. Thanks Keith. I knew someone would come up trumps. June 1996 then. I'd have been 15 then and this was the first transistor circuit I built from scratch. I hope I'll be starting a new thread in Home Brew Equipment when I've built the circuit. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.