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BEEPER(E)
WTRELESS
ThisFMwireless produces
tranJmitter a beepthatcanbetunedonanydead
pointof the FMbroadcast band.Thecircuitcanbe usedas a localizer
when I
attached to objectsor persons.
Youalsocanuse asit a wirelessalarm.
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Thesignalcan be tunedon commonFM radiosin a rangeup to 150feet. l
versionaregivenbelow.
fora far-reaching
Alterations
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Thecircuitproduces beepof about1 Hz.An audiotoneis
an intermittent
by lClb (pins5, 6 and4) anditsfrequency
generated is determined by R2
andC2.Youcaneasilyalterthisfrequency R2.Resistor
by adjusting values
between22,OOO and 100,000 ohms can be experimented with or, if you
prefer,
100,000 ohmsin serieswith10,000 ohmscanreplace R1.
rateis per R1 andC1.Valuesarevariable.ForC1,valuesbe-
Repetition
to testfortheidealvalueof
tween0.15and1 uFcanbetried.lt is important
thiscomponent,depending on the intended
application.
Theschematic diagramof thewirelessbeeperis shownin Figure1.Three
gatesof a 4093lGareusedto generate thelow-frequency andone
signals,
RFtransistoris usedto generated
the high-frequency
signal.
Components placementon a homemade printed-circuit
boardis shownin
high-frequency
iscriticalforthe
Figure2. Placement inthis
stage.Capacitors
stageshouldbe ceramic.
a ferrite
offourturnsof No.18or 20wireona1l2 in.formwithout
L1consists
core.
Theantenna is formedbya pieceof barewirebetween5 and10incheslong.
It canbe connected to get betterperfor-
to anytap on the coil.Experiment
mance.
canusefourM-cellsor
Thepowersupplycurrentdrainis about10mA.You
a 9V batteryto powerthetransmitter.
Fora wireless alarm,51 canbereplaced bythecontacts relay
of a relay.The
is usedto interface
thealarm withthe in
transmitter thisapplication.

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PartsList-Wireless Beeper
lC1 - 4093CMOSIntegrated
Circuit

Q1 - 8F494or equivalent
NPNRF silicontransistor

L1 - coil- seetext

CV - trimmercapacitor- 20 to 40 pF maximum

R1 - 2,200,000
ohm,114W,5%
resistor

R2 - 39,000ohm,1/4W,5% resistor

R3 - 8,200ohm,114W,5%
resistor

R4 - 6,800ohm,114W,57o
resistor

R5 - 47 ohm,1/4W 5% resistor

C1 - 0.22uF ceramicor metalfilmcapacitor

C2 - 0.047uF ceramicor metalfilmcapacitor

Cg - 0.01uF ceramicor metalfilmcapacitor

C4 - 4,700pF ceramiccapacitor

C5 - 4.7 pF ceramiccapacitor

CG - 0.1 uF ceramiccapacitor

A - antenna- see text

S1 - SPSTslideor toggleswitch

81 - 6 to 9V - fourAA cellsor 9V battery

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Togetbetterperformance
or to learnmoreaboutthecircuit:
o Youcancontrolthe beeperoscillator by lOl, pins1 and5. Put
thesepinstogether.
Whenin a highlogiclevelthe circuitproduces
beeps.Whenin a lowlogiclevelthecircuitstops.
intervalled
. Replace Ql by a2N2218.Powerthe circuitwitha 12Vpowersup-
ply.Signalscannowbetunedfromdistances upto 1,500feet.A 5- to
6-footantennawillincrease
the rangeof thetransmitter.
Scienceprojects
or uncommon
applications:
. Housethiscircuitin a boxandtellsomeone
to hideit.You'llfindit
by usinga smallFMreceiver.
o Thetransmitter
canbeusedto trackanimalsbyfixingit ona collar.
o Youalsocanusethetransmitter to monitorremotesensorsin ex-
periments.The circuitscan powerON the transmiter
or triggerthe
as indicated
oscillator above.