Colpitts Crystal Oscillator

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Features

  • Colpitts Crystal Oscillator
  • Useful for binning crystals
  • Made from junk box parts
    • (2) 2N3904 transistors
    • Standard value 1/4W resistors
  • Design from Experimental Methods in RF Design - Fig 7.69
    • Built by others (W2AEW, IMSAIGuy, etc)
  • Runs from 4V to >16V
    • May run at higher voltages, didn't tempt fate
  • 15mA with 4.44 MHz crystal at 12V

Tested With

  • 4.433 MHz crystal - worked
  • 16 MHz crystal - worked
  • 27 MHz crystal - didn't work

Prototype

  • Cut square PCB material for raised pads
  • Build on single side Copper clad PCB material
  • Large ground plane

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Prototype Scope Caps

UUT = 4.4433 MHz crystal

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  • FFT
  • 0-50 MHz
  • Shows lots of extra noise
    • In plastic box

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  • Fundamental - zoomed in

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  • FFT 3rd harmonic
    • 3rd harmonic down about 20 dB

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tinySA Measurements

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W2AEW Video

  • Wes Haywood EMiRFD circuit

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PCB - Rev 2 -3D

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Assembly Sheet

Colpitts XTAL Oscillator Rev 1 Assembly Sheet