JAYME, Joseph Bonnin L.

VARGAS, Judy Ann B.

EE 182 FINAL PROJECT

AM TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER

AM Transmitter

Figure 1 Transmitter CIrcuit

XFG1
VCC

C3

9V
R10
680kVCC

1F
VCC

VCC
9V

R7

R3

9V
8

R4

R6

R11

1nF

100k

680k

1.0k

2
4

R2
10k
C1
100pF

C2
U1A

C4
1

100k

VCC

U2A

10k
R8

100k
0%
Key=A

10k
R1
15k

R9

9V

9V

TL072ACD

R5
10k
100 %
Key=A

Figure 2 AM Transmitter Circuit Schematic

100pF
TL072ACD

JAYME, Joseph Bonnin L.

VARGAS, Judy Ann B.

EE 182 FINAL PROJECT

VCC
9V

R3
10k

R1
15k

VCC
9V
8

U1A

3
1

R4
1.0k

2
4

R2
10k

TL072ACD

C1
100pF

R5
10k
0%
Key=A

Figure 3 Oscillator

The oscillator in the circuit serves as the source of the carrier signal. In this configuration, as we
move the potentiometer, we change the frequency of the signal that is being generated. The circuit is able
to produce signal from 233 kHz (at 100%) to 1.4 MHz(at 0%), which covers mostly of the AM band.

Figure 4 Frequency at Potentiometer 0%

Figure 5 Frequency at Potentiometer 100%

The oscillator and the modulator is connected by a high-pass filter to remove the DC offset from
the oscillator output. It also isolates the oscillator from the modulator to prevent it from interfering.

JAYME, Joseph Bonnin L.

VARGAS, Judy Ann B.

EE 182 FINAL PROJECT

XFG1
VCC

C3

9V
R10
680k

1F
VCC
R7

U2A
C4

10k
R8

100k
0%
Key=A

9V
8

R9

9V

VCC

1
2
4

100k
C2

R6

R11

1nF

100k

680k

100pF
TL072ACD

Figure 6 Modulating Circuit

In this circuit, it uses a difference amplifier with equal gain to both signals. The two pots are used
to make minor adjusments to either the audio or the carrier gain. The difference amplifier topology is
basically:

Figure 7 Difference Amplifier

So if we set

Rf Rg
=
R 1 R2

Rf
V
=
(V 2V 1) .
0
, then the output is
R1

Even though the technique used in this circuit is different from the usual technique, which is
multiplying, it still ends up with an AC riding on the carrier that looks like the image below.

JAYME, Joseph Bonnin L.

VARGAS, Judy Ann B.

EE 182 FINAL PROJECT

Figure 8 a.) Blue - pseudo-AM output b.) Red - audio input