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FIELD STRENGTH METER M II

A Field S eng h Me e i e eng h al e and allo e pec ed ange. en ial hen de igning and b ilding an mi e . I p o ide ignal o compa e and e ima e he efficienc of a an mi e and i

SUMMARY
Checks the output of low-power transmitters 3 LED readout Detects from 75MHz to 140MHz

olde ed o he imme co ec l . When he pla e a e f ll di engaged, he poin e ho ld poin o 75MH . No e: The bo om 3 li hi m cell ho ld be in la ed f om he holding i e o ha he cell do no " ho -ci c i ." P ape a o nd he bo om of each i e.

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Field Strength Meter Mk II

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T . A . W I . M F . A , . T .I T W 88MH . I T O . T , T .S . W , ! .T , . , . . 75MH . 88MH MH . F S 3 LED . T M M I " " F S M F S M . 1 - 50 ' 1 1000 , , ' , ', ' .

Field S reng h Me er MkII block diagram

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THE CIRCUIT

ORKS

The ci c i c i fa ed f e d, a RF a ifie , f he age f a ifica i , a di de a da a i ai ca e. The ci c i ic RF e e g i 5c a e a a d a e i a ed ci c i he e a he f e e cie , EXCEPT ONE a e i he c i :ca aci c bi a i . The fe e c a ea a he ( he ) f he ed ci c i i he e ha i e a he a a e a fe e c f he ed ci c i . Thi ig a i a ed he RF a ifie age he e i i a ified. The c i f he ed ci c i ha bee e ched he PC b a d ha i i a a d fi ed a e f i d c a ce. Thi a ea i e ca aci a d a ca e a di he PC b a d ha ca ead he f e e c . E e h gh he c i d e ha e a e g d "Q" fac i i be i hi ca e a he Q i i a . I he d he i g i be fai b ad a d i ha e fi d he "ce e " ge he e ac f e e c . E e he , he f e e c i be e ac a he ca e ha bee i di id a ca ib a ed. I ' de ig ed gi e a a i a e a e. Bac he ed ci c i : The a i hich he ed ci c i i i e a a i g. A he ig a f adi ai , a i , b g , TV a i , ce a h e e c a e ic ed b he a e a a d a ed he ed ci c i he e he e i i eai . I ' a bi i e h d ed f e e i g ha e a i gf he i ge i he a f each he . F e a e, a ig a a 150MH i h he i g he i i c i g a d he he a d he e e g i be a ied a he g i e. A he he ig a i be hi g a he g i e a d he ig a ha he a e ac he c ec i a i be he e a ed he ca e. I e e g i be i he ed ci c i b a ea he . Thi ig a i a ed he RF age ia a 47 ca aci f a ifica i . The RF age i ab e a if ig a i he 100MH a ge a e ha e ed a high f e e c a i a d he a ea a he c ec . T f he age f a ifica i a e eeded i c ea e he ig a ha i i a ge e gh be fed i a di de . Q2 i bia ed i a a da d e f-bia c fig a i hi e Q3 i bia ed i a a a . I i bia ed ON ha a ig a he i d a ea a he c ec . Thi ea he i e ge e a ed b he fi age i e e ed f a ea i g he di de . O ig a ab e a ce ai h e h d he ba e f Q3 a ea he c ec . Thi ig a i ec ified b a ig a di de a d fed i a 100 e e i ca aci .

The he di de (be ee he 1 ca aci a d ega i e ai ) e e he ega i e i f he a ef a d h di cha ge he 1 ca aci ha i ca iie e f he cha gi g ce . The fi a i i he ai ca e (Q4) a he .6 i e e he e e i ca aci . A he age i e .65 he LED c ec ed he c ec f 04 ge b igh e a d b igh e . D e he igh age d ac he 47 ba e bia e i , he age he e e i ca aci eed be igh highe ha .65 a d ce he fi a i i he ai ca e i ed f , he e a i (Q5) i begi a he age he e e i ca aci (100 ) i e igh ab e 1.3 (.65 + .65 ). Thi ce c i e i h he idd e LED ge i g b igh e a d b igh e i i i f ed . A he age he e e i ca aci i c ea e , he LED i c e ON a d i i aef . The 3 LED i gi e e f a ge a ca ead a e ch a a LED f ed a ia ed . I i i a ha he e a i (Q4), FIRST a d a he age he
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reservoir capacitor increases, Q5 then Q6 turns on. Without this, ou will not be able to understand how the circuit works.

Field S reng h Me er Mk II Ki

PARTS LIST
1 - 100R 1 - 330R 1 - 470R 1 - 1k 4 - 4k7 1 - 10k 1 - 47k 1 - 100k 2 - 1M 1 - 2M2 2 - 47p ceramics 2 - 100p ceramics 2 - 1n ceramics 1 - 100n mono-block capacitor 1 - 4 - 40p air trimmer 1 - 47u 16v PC mount electrol tic 2 - 1N 4148 diodes 5 - BC 547 transistors 1 - PN 3563 transistor 4 - 3mm red LEDs 1 - SPDT slide switch 1 - paper clip for pointer on trimmer 1 - 5cm enamelled wire for antenna 1 - 10cm tinned wire for batteries 2 - 3v lithium cells

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1 - FSM MkIl PC board

Field S reng h Me er MkII PC board

CONSTRUCTION
A he c e fi he b a d, i h he i hi ce a he e d. The e a h he e he a a e aced a d i ' a i e a e fi e e hi g c e he b a d. If he ead f a f he c e a e ef g, he ci c i i gi e a diffe e gai ea d e , ee e e hi g ea . The a i , di de a d LED be aced a d he c ec a a d e hea ed, he i e he a i i e hei gai a d he LED i e hei b igh e . Be d he a e c i i a "L" ha e. D c i i h ide c e a he e a i e ha d a d i da age c e .

T ii he i e c ec , f e gage he a e f he i e a d i he e ic . If a e g he a ic be ee he a e i e a d he i de ed. N i he e d f he a e di a d de i he f he i e e ic i e i e he 75Mh a . The i e i i he c ec ii . D ' f ge he i a he f , ea he e ched c i . Ma he ON i i f he i ch i h ai i h a d ace e ec icia a ea i hi ce bef e fi i g he he b a d, i h a f i ed c e i e. The e f he a e b h d be aigh -f a d.

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IF IT DOESN'T WORK
The fi hi g d i chec he c e agai he e a he b a d. A he a be a d he igh a a d a c e he b a d a ib e ha e e hi g i be he a e a e. Chec he de ide f he b a d f a ead ha a e be e a d chi g he ac . D ' f ge chec he de i g f h a d a e e he ac a e da aged i a a . Ne chec he c e b ea i g ac he i ch. I he ie ce a e, he he e LED i i i a ed, he ci c i h d c e ab 3 A. Whe 1 LED i i i a ed, he ci c i h d c e ab 10 A, f 2 LED he ci c i h d a e ab 18 A a d he he
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3 LED I . T . T T AC, COUPLED

26 A. , LED ' , 1 AC "A DC . C " AC ALTERNATING CURRENT .W "AC ." AC , DC . CAPACITOR

I . T C I , . T T Q4, Q5, Q6, T . T I N T S LED T T T , 100R LED. 3 LED ( LED ' .T , LED. I 330R ) .S (Q6) DC . . 3 RF ( V I N I , LED FSM AC). I CR0 . .U 100MH CRO . M . 3 LED . , LED ( . (Q5) Q4 ( LED) . 470R) . ). Y DC "D DC . C ." ( ,D C , .W . " ' AC CRO " AC AC .W ' A

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