RF Lab Experiments
Listed here are each week's lab experiments
Lab 1 - Testing and Measurements
A general introduction to using the equipment in the lab. We created and measured different waveforms.
Lab 4 - AM Detector
Design and build various AM detector circuits, then chose one to implement in the final project.
Lab 7 - Bandpass Filter
Build and test a tank circuit to filter out unwanted signal components and reduce noise in our sound output.
Lab 2 - Common-Emitter Amplifier
Become familiar with CE amplifiers by running simulations in LTSpice and testing in the lab.
Lab 5 - RF Amplifier
Build and test a RF amplifier to boost the AM signal received by the antenna.
Lab 8 - Mixer
The mixer in our radio circuit will multiply the RF signal with the oscillator signal, leaving us with the intelligence frequency.
Lab 3 - Audio Amplifier
Design and build varioius audio amplifiers, testing each to determine which we'd like to use for the final project.
Lab 6 - Loop Antennas
Design, build, and tune a square loop antenna that will be used to receive AM signals for the radio.
Lab 9 - Oscillator
Design and test a Hartley Oscillator to provide an oscillator signal to our mixer circuit.