SIMPLEST HIDEN FM BUG

SIMPLEST HIDEN FM BUG

This circuit is the simplest FM circuit you can get. It has no microphone

but the coil is so MICROPHONIC that it will pick up noises in the room

via vibrations on a table.

The circuit does not have any section that determines the frequency. In the next circuit and all those that follow, the section that determines the frequency of operation is called the TUNED CIRCUIT or TANK

CIRCUIT and consists of a coil and capacitor. This circuit does not have

 this feature. The transistor turns on via the 47k and this puts a pulse

through the 15 turn winding. The magnetic flux from this winding passes

through the 6 turn winding and into the base of the transistor via the 22n

capacitor. This pulse is amplified by the transistor and the circuit is kept

active.

The frequency is determined by the 6 turn coil. By moving the turns

together, the frequency will decrease. The circuit transmits at 90MHz. It

has a very poor range and consumes 16mA. The coil is wound on a

3mm drill and uses 0.5mm wire.