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Long Range Transmitter Circuit – 2 to 5 Km Range

Last Updated on February 1, 2020 by Swagatam 179 Comments

The proposed long range transmitter circuit really is very steady, harmonic free design which you can use with standard fm frequencies between 88 and 108 MHz.

Table of Contents
  • Technical Specifications of the Transmitter
  • How it Works
  • How to Set-up the Transmitter
  • Circuit Diagram

Technical Specifications of the Transmitter

This will likely encompass 5km spectrum (long range). It includes an extremely consistent oscillator for the reason that you employ LM7809 stabilizer that is a 9V stabilized power source for T1 transistor and for frequency realignment that may be reached by means of the 10K linear potentiometer.

The output strength of this long range rf transmitter is approximately 1W however may be more significant should you use transistors like KT920A, BLY8, 2SC1970, 2SC1971…

Transistor T1 is employed as an oscillator stage to present a small power steady frequency. To fine-tune the freq. apply the 10k linear potentiometer this way: should you moderate, in the direction of ground, the freq. would probably decrease but when you fine-tune it in direction of + it would climb.

Essentially the potentiometer is needed just as a flexible power source for the a pair of BB139 varicap diodes.

Both of these diodes function as a changeable capacitor whilst you regulate the pot. By tweaking the diode capacitance the L1 + diodes circuit renders a resonance circuit for T1.

Feel free to employ transistors similar to BF199, BF214 however be careful not to use BCs. At this point you don’t receive yet the long range fm wireless transmitter due to the fact that the electric power is fairly reduced, a maximum of 0.5 mW.

How it Works

The proposed transmitter circuit works in the following manner:

Always encase the oscillator stage in a metal guard to avoid parasite frequencies destabilizing the oscillating stage.

Transistors T2 and T3 functions as a buffer stage, T2 as a voltage amplifier and T3 as a current amp.

This buffer stage is vital for freq stabilization simply because is a tampon circuit between the oscillator and the preamp and final amplifier. It happens to be renowned that bad transmitter layouts normally change freq. whenever you alter the finalized stage.

Using this T2, T3 stage this won’t occur again!

T4 is a preamplifier stage and is employed as a voltage power rf amplifier which enables it to produce adequate power to the ending T5 transistor stage.

As is demonstrated T4 carries a capacitor trimmer in its collector, this is definitely accustomed to render a resonance circuit designed to drive T4 to promote more advantageous situations and do away with those undesirable harmonics.

L2 and L3 coils has to be at 90 degrees perspective one to another, this is to prevent frequency and parasite coupling.

The concluding stage of the long range rf transmitter is equipped with any rf power transistor containing no less than one watt production power.

Utilize transistors like 2N3866, 2N3553, KT920A, 2N3375, 2SC1970 or 2SC1971 should you wish to produce a professional fm transmitter with ample power to take care of an extended spectrum zone. Should you use 2N2219 you will definitely get a maximum of 400mW.

Make use of an effective heatsink for the T5 transistor because it becomes slightly warm. Make use of a reliable 12V/1Amp balanced supply of power.

How to Set-up the Transmitter

Begin by building the oscillator stage, solder a tiny wire to T1 10pF capacitor out and hearing a fm radio, tweak the 10k pot until it is possible to “hear” a blank disturbances or maybe if you connect an music base you could listen to the melodies.

With a 70cm cord it is possible to take care of a 2 – 3 meter region simply with the oscillator stage.

Next carry on and construct the remaining of the rf transmitter, utilize correct shielding as suggested in the above explanation.

As soon as you have completed the transmitter design, hook up the antenna or more effectively a 50 or 75 Ω resistive load and make use of this as a rf probe, feel free to use 1N4148 diode in place of the probe diode.

Fine-tune yet again the 10k pot to favored freq. thereafter go to T4 stage and scale down the initial collector trimmer for highest voltage signal on the multimeter.

After that carry on with the subsequent trimmer and so forth. After that get back on the very first trimmer and readjust yet again until you receive the maximum voltage on the multimeter.

For one watt rf power you could possibly ascertain a twelve to sixteen Voltage. The method is P (in watt) is equivalent to U2 / Z, wherein Z is 150 for 75Ω resistor or 100 for 50Ω resistor, nevertheless one should keep in mind that the proper rf power is lesser.

After those modification, in case things are heading nicely hook up the antenna, keep on employing the rf probe, readjust once more all of the the trimmers right from T3.

Guarantee you don’t have harmonics, verify the TV and radio set to determine if there exists fluctuations on the band. Verify this in an alternative area, a long way away from the fm transmitter or antenna.

The unit is all set up to be used for exchanging music, talks, chats across the suggested range and bands.

Circuit Diagram

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All Inductors are air cored

L1 = 5 wounds / 23 SWG / 4mm silvered copper
L2 = 6 wounds / 21 SWG / 6mm enamelled copper
L3 = 3 wounds / 19 SWG / 7mm silvered copper
L4 = 6 wounds / 19 SWG / 6mm enamelled copper
L5 = 4 wounds / 19 SWG / 7mm silvered copper

T1 = T2 = T3 = T4 = BF199
T5 = 2N3866 for 1Watt / 2SC1971, BLY81,or 2N3553 for 1.5 to 2W power.

Feedback from Mr. Himzo (a dedicated follower of this website)

Hello Swagatam,

I have few questions about your long range fm transmitter.

Firstly about the shielding, what is the most simplest solution to avoid those "parasite frequencies"?

Secondly, what means those 1nF capacitors at the top? Can they be simple in parallel connection or they need to be separated to every transistor like in scheme?

Thirdly, I sent you a photo of transmitter, I didn't turn on amplifier part because my heatsink is coming. Where can I put antenna for testing without amplifier (T5 stage)?

And lastly, how can I modulate those trimmers if I dont have plastic screwdrivers?

Thank you very very much, this is great project.

Your fan, Himzo.

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Solving the Circuit Problem

Hello Himzo,

the simplest and the only way to shield the various sensitive stages is by using metal walls between the stages...

the 1nF capacitors should be positioned exactly where these are indicated in the diagram.... the picture which you have shown will never work... transmitter circuits require extreme care as far as their construction and positioning of the components are concerned.

You can never build a long range transmitter successfully on a breadboard, you will have to do it on a well designed PCB which should have a grounded track base layout encompassing all the thinner tracks, only then you can expect the transmitter to work...that too after careful optimization of the trimmers and by employing a compatible antenna.

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Comments

  1. muhammad says

    December 21, 2024 at 10:03 am

    Fine-tune yet again the 10k pot to favored freq. thereafter go to T4 stage and scale down the initial collector trimmer for highest voltage signal on the multimeter.

    For this paragraph where do I put the multimeter probes to measure voltage?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      December 21, 2024 at 10:16 am

      Test the voltage across L4.

      Reply
  2. Richard Linton says

    October 27, 2023 at 2:58 pm

    Hi,
    Is it possible to be able to send bluetooth signal from a device via radio signal to a Phone/Tablet approximately 1500 meters. I have a project in mind but I’m struggling to find a solution

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      October 27, 2023 at 5:05 pm

      Hi, It seems it is possible, however I do not have the exact circuit diagram that would modulate RF with Bluetooth.

      Reply
      • Richard Linton says

        October 30, 2023 at 2:39 am

        Hi , would you have any idea where I might start to look for one/

        Thanks

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          October 30, 2023 at 9:12 am

          Sorry, currently I have no idea about it!

          Reply
  3. Krishna Kumar M says

    August 30, 2023 at 8:59 pm

    Dear Mr. Swagatam, I am Krishna kumar from TVM, Kerala, an electronic enthusiast, looking for a long-range (5 km) RF (433Mhz) transmitter and receiver for my project to switch on and off an AC Power Source. If you have such a transceiver, please send me the details. Thanks in Advance.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      August 31, 2023 at 9:16 am

      Hi Krishna Kumar, sorry, I don’t seem to have this circuit with me right now, If I happen to find one will surely let you know…

      Reply
  4. Peter says

    January 14, 2023 at 7:32 pm

    i have managed and succesed to make all type of radio transmitter,,from 100m to 10 km but my question is how can I improve the range to 20km kindly assist me my email is [email protected] for replying

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      January 15, 2023 at 9:49 am

      Since you could build transmitters upto 10km range, you seem to have more knowledge and experience than me in this field. I do not have sufficient expertise to solve your query.

      Reply
    • sifnas says

      June 22, 2023 at 4:26 pm

      use amplifier to out.

      Reply
  5. gamal o mehdar says

    May 31, 2022 at 6:03 pm

    can i use this for sending multi-channel segnals

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 31, 2022 at 7:24 pm

      You can send multichannel signals through the shown single input

      Reply
  6. Sam says

    August 3, 2021 at 9:19 am

    Hi Swagatam, please what are the diameters of the inductors?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      August 3, 2021 at 9:36 am

      Hi Sam, they are already given in the article, 4mm, 6mm, 7mm….

      Reply
      • Sam says

        August 3, 2021 at 12:09 pm

        Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work, you are really making positive changes in the electronic world for newbies. Very fast and reliable replies. I always look for projects from your pages. Thanks again.????

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          August 3, 2021 at 12:34 pm

          You are welcome Sam, Happy to help!

          Reply
  7. Yasifpeerally says

    February 27, 2021 at 9:03 am

    I have built the transmitter years ago but with my own modification to get the range I wanted.

    Reply
  8. Tim says

    September 24, 2020 at 2:42 pm

    Hello Mr. Swagatam

    I am building this circuit for a school project. Is there any way You could have a quick look at the PCB i produced? And I don’t exactly know where to put my antenna after. Thanks for your work and have a nice day.

    Best, Tim

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      September 24, 2020 at 6:15 pm

      Hello Mr.Tim,

      This project is not a school project and will require a high degree of expertise in the Rf field to successfully build it. So please proceed with caution.

      The antenna connector is shown at extreme right across the “output” points

      Reply
  9. Iman says

    June 22, 2020 at 10:15 am

    Hi Swagatam.
    Thanks for the work on this project.
    Can we make this transmitter for 5 Watts by simply changing the transistor?
    And if we can, what part number do you suggest?
    Regards.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      June 22, 2020 at 12:28 pm

      Thanks Imran, that may be possible since the circuit has a separate driver stage. You can search online for a high power RF transistor, you might get some clue

      Reply
  10. Engr Bashir says

    February 1, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    Good Morning sir.
    Please sir, i want make a final year school project of ( VOICE TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER) please can you help me with the Circuit??

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      February 1, 2020 at 4:37 pm

      Hi Engr Bashir, you can try the following concept

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/homemade-walkie-talkie-circuit/

      Reply
      • Aakash Sharma says

        February 12, 2020 at 8:36 pm

        sir i want to make a RF transreciver of range upto 3km. Which gives a accurate data of that range. how could i make this model.

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          February 12, 2020 at 8:46 pm

          Hi Aakash, here’s one circuit that you can try:

          makingcircuits.com/blog/powerful-transceiver-circuit-using-ic-mc2833-mc3363/

          Reply
  11. Altera says

    December 25, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    please,
    apart from cabling is there any other way one could send video and audio signal up to a mile,if it requires any form of coding,can it be actualise,lf yes please,circuit diagrams.
    thanks

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      December 26, 2019 at 9:52 am

      I don’t know about video but audio can be sent through a transmitter above 1 km through a simple circuit, but might require special optimization and a special antenna for efficient transmission.

      Reply
  12. Farid Ahmed Babar says

    August 3, 2019 at 12:09 pm

    Thanks Mr Swagtam
    I hope you will find solution..i believe in you

    Reply
  13. Abdulalim Balarabe says

    March 4, 2019 at 7:06 pm

    Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. i am interested in the RF section of your design. ie the relationship between T5, L4, L5 and the two trimmers. Can you please shade some light on what is going on in that section. the closes idea i have is the working of a colpitt oscillator. The combination of the inductor L5 and the two trimmer capacitor has left me in the dark. I think L4 is a radio frequency chock. what is the power at the base of T5? Thanks

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      March 4, 2019 at 7:55 pm

      Thanks Abdul, They basically act like an LC tank circuit which resonates with the frequency of T4 stage and concentrates it many folds so that it gets amplified enough for the long distance transmission. Yes L4 is the choke, and L5 is the tank coil

      Reply
      • venkatesh Anaparthi says

        March 22, 2019 at 4:14 pm

        hi Swagatam ,

        could you able share your email id , i required 8 kilometers range transmitter and receiver ckt to trip my load my ELECTRICITY BOARD SUPPLY GOES off when DG is running . Here the constraints we are unable to lay the interlocking cable so we are going for wire less , if any circuit is there kindly suggest i will develop the same

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          March 22, 2019 at 4:39 pm

          Hi Venkatesh,

          I have a 27MHz long range circuit designed by elektor electronics, but it can be extremely difficult to make and test such circuits for any newcomer. I would suggest you to buy one instead. Or you can use a GSM based design such as this:

          https://www.homemade-circuits.com/24-ghz-10-channel-remote-control-switch/

          Reply
  14. Melvin says

    March 7, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    Hi sir 1) I would like to know whats the use of those variable capacitors here. I dont know how to use it
    2) What is shielding. What is its use
    3) Which component is 100/0.5w
    4) 10uf capacitor is of how many volts
    5) Why 2 dotted lines in circuit which is connected to ground
    6) Why T5 is based on watts and what is the difference between 1w and 2w output
    Kindly please reply to me at [email protected]

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      March 7, 2018 at 7:53 pm

      Hi Melvin, here are the answers:
      1)Those are called trimmers, it is for optimizing the frequency and power output from the transmitter to maximum.
      2) Shielding refers to adding metal partitions between the various stages of the transmitter so that processed signals across these stages do not interfere with each other and reduce efficiency, the metal can be preferably copper so that it can be fixed with the PCB by soldering.
      3)100/0.5W = 100 ohm 1/2 watt resistor
      4) 10uF/25V
      5) The shield partitions explained above must be aligned across these shown dotted lines such that they stand like walls on these dotted lines…the height of these copper shield plates could be 2 cm and thickness could be 1mm.
      6) T5 handles the power stage of the transmitter, and their watt rating indicate how much power each of these variants can handle and produce at the output

      Reply
      • Melvin says

        March 8, 2018 at 2:14 am

        Hi swag its me again Melvin. Thanks for your reply but I’m a little bit confused of that first answer. So how to use those trimmers.

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          March 8, 2018 at 10:07 am

          Hi Melvin, please read the comments, I have answered it in one of the comment replies.

          Reply
          • Melvin says

            March 8, 2018 at 2:51 pm

            Thanks swag

            Reply
  15. varun says

    February 23, 2018 at 1:04 am

    I have recently build lots of low power fm transmitter all claiming about 1km range but at most I could get 500mts only. I am not able to tune the circuit meaning to say that the oscillator and the tank circuit are not at same frequency and because of that I am getting signal at many places on fm band ie harmonics . how to tune such transmitter pls help. like in this you have got 4 trimmer capacitor how to tune them? which one should I tune first.pls help

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      February 23, 2018 at 1:02 pm

      disconnect the last T5 stage which has the antenna, and optimize the two trimmers to get maximum silence (null point) in the FM radio positioned at about 10 meters away, once this is achieved connect the T5 back and repeat the process without an antenna at a greater distance away from the transmitter.

      Reply
  16. jamil says

    September 22, 2017 at 3:37 pm

    Hello again sir swagatam I have no idea what component that bb139

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      September 22, 2017 at 4:22 pm

      Jamil, that’s a varicap diode

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicap

      Reply
      • jamil says

        September 23, 2017 at 2:47 pm

        Sir its possible to put crystal oscillator in transmiteer and receiver.

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          September 24, 2017 at 2:24 am

          I am not sure how to do it, if you know you can try

          Reply
  17. PAKPA OINAM says

    July 14, 2017 at 12:22 pm

    Hello sir, My name is pakpa. I want to know something that is there any possible way to convert rc remote control car's remote to fm transmitter. Kindly help me.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      July 14, 2017 at 3:01 pm

      Hello Pakpa, yes that may be possible by first converting the voice signals into digital mode through a class D amplifier circuit

      Reply
  18. yasif peerally says

    May 26, 2017 at 3:35 am

    Hello Mr [email protected] many thanks again for the beautiful design of your fm long range one watts transmitter I have built and it work.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 26, 2017 at 12:08 pm

      thank you yasif, I am glad it worked for you, appreciate your efforts….

      Reply
  19. Unknown says

    May 25, 2017 at 8:33 am

    I want to do 5 kms FM transmitter but i have no idea because i don't no which things i should brought and where should brought and i don't no modul of board

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 25, 2017 at 3:15 pm

      first you must build and try small designs, if you succeed with those, you can gradually go for more complex and long distance versions….

      Reply
  20. yasif peerally says

    May 11, 2017 at 6:52 am

    Well [email protected] please forward me your email address I will share my knowledge to you.i have not made a pcb to built the circuit I have built on stripe board I assure you that I got the range.

    Reply
  21. yasif peerally says

    March 28, 2017 at 7:39 am

    Hello thanks for long range tx circuit I have built it and it work beautifully Yasifpeerally

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      March 28, 2017 at 2:54 pm

      that's great! I appreciate your efforts and thank you for sharing the info

      Reply
  22. Prasenjit Majhi says

    March 27, 2017 at 2:51 pm

    hi sir i don't give some parts of my market. so you can help me?
    my email- [email protected]
    wait your answare

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      March 28, 2017 at 4:58 am

      Prasenjit, In the article you will find many equivalents suggested for the transistors, so you can experiment with those alternate numbers…

      Reply
  23. Swagatam says

    March 24, 2017 at 10:42 am

    https://www.homemade-circuits.com/2016/06/simplest-quadcopter-drone-circuit.html

    Reply
  24. ترفيه وضحكة says

    March 24, 2017 at 6:16 am

    HI how make receiver and transmitter for drone
    Thanks

    Reply
  25. Sharoj Al Hasan says

    December 20, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    Sir will it work perfectly ? i want to make this .
    I am new that will good if you can provide me more easy circuit for long long range transmitter .

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      December 22, 2016 at 2:50 am

      Sharoj, you can try the following circuit

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/2014/11/rf-signal-jammer-circuit.html

      Reply
  26. Arka Bhattacharya says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:04 am

    Sir,
    I request you to kindly send me the complete list of parts, used in this incredible project.
    Thank you in advance.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      October 26, 2016 at 2:04 am

      Arka, please click on the diagram to enlarge and copy the part name which are mentioned beside the respective symbols, if you show this list to the shopkeeper he will understand and give you the required material.

      but please remember this project is for the experts who may be well versed with RF concepts, it's not for the newcomers

      Reply
    • Arka Bhattacharya says

      October 26, 2016 at 11:52 am

      Sir,
      I am a law student and have not enough knowledge about radio frequency to make this project. But, I am very much interested to build a FM transmitter with not less than 5 km range. I will be very glad if you tell me the complete parts list and guide me further.
      Thanks for keeping patience to help this newbie.

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      October 27, 2016 at 2:14 am

      Arka, If you are a newbie then you should proceed step wise and learn how to build basic transmitters first. Please try any of these models and see if you are able to succeed with them or not.

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/2014/08/spy-bug-circuits.html

      Once you do then the next step would be to build a 500 meter range transmitter, and after that finally you could try the 5km range design

      Reply
    • Arka Bhattacharya says

      October 27, 2016 at 2:22 pm

      Sir,
      First of all, thank you very much and "PRONAM". Now, I'm going to make that FM bug transmitter. I will be very glad if you also send me the link of 500 meter range transmitter. I hope, you will guide me. And again, thanks a lot for your prompt reply and guiding me.
      Arka

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      October 28, 2016 at 4:06 am

      You are welcome Arka,

      for the 500 meter transmitter you can try the following design

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/2014/11/rf-signal-jammer-circuit.html

      Reply
  27. Arka Bhattacharya says

    October 25, 2016 at 10:46 am

    Sir,
    It will be very useful if you give a complete list of all parts used in this amazing circuit. You can mail me the list of the parts at [email protected] or can post it here.
    Thanks in advance.

    Reply
  28. Himzo Hasak says

    October 14, 2016 at 7:37 am

    Dear Swagatam,
    Can I add MPX(stereo, RDS) at the audio input of this transmitter? In manual it says it can be transmitted by every transmitter that hasn't low pass filter at the beginning.

    Best regards,
    Himzo

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      October 14, 2016 at 11:45 am

      Dear Himzo, I am sorry I am not sure about it, you may have to try it out practically to know the results

      Reply
  29. Unknown says

    October 14, 2016 at 6:29 am

    what is to be used as input and output please help me

    Reply
  30. Sanjay Tupkar says

    October 4, 2016 at 7:43 am

    With 1971 transistor how much power can provide by this circuit??

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      October 4, 2016 at 11:26 am

      please mention the specifications of the transistor??

      Reply
  31. Soumen Bhowmik says

    September 20, 2016 at 7:29 am

    sir what is the meaning of 56…..68 and 68 ……100/0.5w what is that also???thanks….

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      September 21, 2016 at 2:05 am

      those are resistance values in Ohms

      Reply
  32. Swagatam says

    August 17, 2016 at 1:31 pm

    No I don't think so because BF99 is rated to operate with much higher frequencies than the mentioned ones…

    Reply
  33. habtamu demeke says

    August 9, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    i can't find the BB139 varactor diode, what other option can i use?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      August 10, 2016 at 11:12 am

      any other equivalent will do….you will have to search for it.

      Reply
    • habtamu demeke says

      August 12, 2016 at 7:35 am

      I almost got all the components except the component between
      T4 and T5 labeled as 100/0.5w,connected with 10 micro farad, i don't know it's name and purpose.
      can you tell me about the antenna and the pcb choice, please?
      it will be nice if you put the video of how to construct.

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      August 12, 2016 at 1:26 pm

      it's a resistor, a 100 ohm, 1/2 watt

      please remember that RF circuits are never easy, and it must be only tried if you are well versed with RF transmitter concepts or under the supervision of an expert in the relevant field

      initially you can try a 12 inch flexible wire as the antenna, if everything goes well then you can replace it with a yagi type antenna

      video is not possible sorry

      Reply
  34. habtamu demeke says

    August 8, 2016 at 6:54 pm

    hi swagatam i really like to build that fm transmitter but the circuit diagram is not clear. can you send me the circuit diagram at [email protected], please?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      August 9, 2016 at 5:48 am

      Hi Habtamu, please click on the diagram to enlarge it, you will be able to see all the details clearly

      Reply
    • habtamu demeke says

      August 10, 2016 at 3:15 am

      okay i got it. i can't find the BB139 varactor diode, what other option can i use?

      Reply
  35. Jamil Mindalano says

    July 21, 2016 at 7:10 am

    Hi swagatam can u tell me where is the negative line in the circuit.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      July 21, 2016 at 11:08 am

      Hi Jamil, the black thick line surrounding the circuit is the negative line.

      Reply
    • Jamil Mindalano says

      July 21, 2016 at 11:50 am

      Sir how about the 56k resistor are not connected the one terminal, but the arrow is center in the 10k linear.

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      July 21, 2016 at 3:19 pm

      Jamil, the 56K upper end is connected with the center lead of the 10K preset…the arrow identifies the center lead of the 10k preset

      Reply
    • Jamil Mindalano says

      July 22, 2016 at 1:19 am

      Sir what if i use a 2N3904 transistor in t1 to t4, because bf199 transistor is not avilable in our city.

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      July 22, 2016 at 8:41 am

      no it won't work

      Reply
  36. iyiola semiu says

    July 17, 2016 at 11:32 pm

    sir gud job all the tm,sir i need circuit for 2km fm transmitter

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      July 18, 2016 at 5:00 am

      thanks iyiola, you can try the same circuit which is discussed in the above article.

      Reply
  37. vivian blinks says

    June 22, 2016 at 11:41 am

    how can i get the complete write up for this particular fm transmitter circuit,i was asked to construct it but am through with the construction remaining the write up need some help from you

    Reply
  38. ප්‍රේමෙ says

    June 22, 2016 at 1:52 am

    Thanks a lot for replying to all the queries Swagatam,
    Can you mention the Inductance values of the coils used, so that I can get an idea whether the coil is woven correct.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      June 22, 2016 at 10:33 am

      you are welcome!

      RF Transmitter coils normally are not specified with inductance values because the values can be so less that your meter won't have the range to measure them…so the physical specs are the one that you'll have to rely on.

      Reply
  39. Swagatam says

    May 18, 2016 at 7:52 am

    Hi Raj,

    yes it can be done…it is possible

    Reply
  40. Unknown says

    May 11, 2016 at 8:56 am

    heyy !! this is ritwik . i need to make a simple wireless transmitter and reciever of range upto 50 metres . the idea is to make a transmitter which could transmit the signals in the particular range of 50 metres and any reciever coming into the range must get he signals from the transmitter . please help me with this .

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 11, 2016 at 3:38 pm

      Hi, you can try the following circuit:

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/2012/01/how-to-make-wireless-speaker-system.html

      any FM receiver situated within a radial distance of 50 meters will be able to receive the signals..

      Reply
  41. For You says

    March 13, 2016 at 3:57 pm

    OK

    Reply
  42. Moustafa Farouk says

    January 30, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    what is 100/05w in the second stage? is it a resistor? and 10uf in the same stage ? is it something for a surface mount? because i'm working on a through hole board so what is its alternative?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      January 31, 2016 at 7:12 am

      100/0.5W is obviously a resistor and 10uF is after this resistor
      surface mount is not compulsory but will work better…make sure the PCB is maximum area merged with the negative line.

      Reply
  43. Unknown says

    January 30, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    excuse me what is the audio and what is the output? is it microphone or aux for audio and antenna for output? and where is the vcc?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      January 31, 2016 at 6:38 am

      audio is the input frequency which needs to be wirelessly transmitted to the other end and the output where the antenna is supposed to be terminated

      Reply
  44. shah hussain says

    January 22, 2016 at 3:29 am

    Sir, what is the legal range of fm transmisn in india without having lisence.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      January 22, 2016 at 1:05 pm

      beyond 100m it could be illegal…

      Reply
  45. leandro Piñol says

    November 23, 2015 at 6:26 am

    Sir does this transmitter will work the same with a two way wireless telephone system?
    or if you would mind do you have a reliable two way wireless telephone Diagram
    that I can borrow? 🙂

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      November 23, 2015 at 11:32 am

      leandro, if you include a radio receiver in conjunction with the above transmitter on both sides then it can work as a two way wireless system.

      Reply
  46. LUCKY C.S OZANO says

    October 14, 2015 at 1:43 pm

    Hi Engineer can I use this diagram to transmit video signal?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      October 16, 2015 at 4:58 am

      hello lucky, it may be possible, not sure though, just Google "video transmitter circuit" and you'll plenty of good circuits online.

      By the way, you can also refer to the following design for the same:

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/2013/10/simple-tv-transmitter-circuit.html

      Reply
  47. suman das says

    October 13, 2015 at 7:42 am

    Dear Engineer,
    If I want to get 10km Range then what no of transistor should be used in this circuit.
    Also suggest what type of antenna is suitable for it ?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      October 13, 2015 at 11:23 am

      Dear Suman,

      the range cannot be increased just by changing the transistor, it can be much more complex than this….so it's not that easy.

      Reply
  48. princekumar gupta says

    October 11, 2015 at 7:18 am

    Can I use 2.4ghz for remote

    Reply
  49. LUCKY C.S OZANO says

    October 9, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    Hello Engineer thank you for sharing this wonderful project. Please can I use this design to send video signal?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      October 10, 2015 at 5:38 am

      hello lucky, it may be possible, not sure though, just Google "video transmitter circuit" and you'll plenty of good circuits online.

      By the way, you can also refer to the following design for the same:

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/2013/10/simple-tv-transmitter-circuit.html

      Reply
  50. Adam Kabir Umar says

    June 16, 2015 at 11:15 pm

    Engineer, I encountered a problem with the FM transmitter circuit. This was because of my system's resolution that I cannot understand the value of the upper resistor connected to collector of T1. It looks like 10k, 15k or 18K. Please, make it more clearer specifically.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      June 17, 2015 at 3:51 am

      Adam, click on the diagram to enlarge it, and you'll be able to see everything distinctly….T1 collector resistor is a 330 ohm resistor…how do you see it as 15k, or 18K??

      Reply
  51. Adam Kabir Umar says

    June 16, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    Engineer, I want to know the value of the upper resistor connected to the collector of T1. It is not clear to me. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      June 17, 2015 at 3:08 am

      It's 330 ohms

      Reply
  52. Adam Kabir Umar says

    May 28, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    Engineer Swagatam, I wanted to know what type of microphone should be used alongside this FM transmitter. Thanks for attending my requests.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 29, 2015 at 10:06 am

      Hi Adam, you can use any electret condenser mic for the shown circuit

      Reply
  53. Adam Kabir Umar says

    May 9, 2015 at 11:30 am

    Good day Engr swagatam.

    I dad not seen the position of + line of my power supply.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 10, 2015 at 4:05 am

      Good day Adam,

      The L4 upper line is where a positive 12V needs to be applied.

      Reply
    • Adam Kabir Umar says

      May 10, 2015 at 9:05 pm

      L4 has two terminals, one is connected with T5 and the other terminal is connected to the 100 ohms resistor. So i should applied my 12v to the terminal that is connecetd with 100 ohms resistor?

      Secondly, i am not understand the symbol of 10 uF capacitor that connected with 100 ohms resistor

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 11, 2015 at 7:29 am

      12V supply will go to the 100 ohm and L4 junction line.

      the 10uF capacitor shows one terminal connected to earth, that's the negative terminal of the capacitor, the lower one, the upper one is connected with the positive line.

      Reply
    • Adam Kabir Umar says

      May 12, 2015 at 4:35 pm

      Sir, the normal variable capacitor has three terminals, so how can i connect the variable capacitors in this circuit sence the circuit diagram indicates only two terminals.

      Secondly, i need more explanation about varicap diodes.

      Thanks for this greatful work

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 13, 2015 at 8:43 am

      for the variable capacitor you can use the center terminal and any one of the other two terminals, the remaining one can be left unused.

      varicap diodes change and adjust their capacitance value in response to the varying amplitude of the input frequency providing the most optimal input feed for the preamplifier stage

      Reply
  54. john ocharive says

    August 8, 2014 at 9:04 am

    thanks for your respond but I actually need a seperate receiver circuit instead of the fm radio reciever seperatly. what I actually want to do is incorporate the receiver into the transmitter system as a device for distance learning.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      August 9, 2014 at 6:47 am

      For converting the above design into a long range walkie talkie you can make a small FM radio and use it with the above transmitter circuit but I am not sure how the units would interact while operating on different frequencies..

      Reply
  55. john ocharive says

    August 7, 2014 at 6:53 am

    I love this design I have made it but not tested yet because I need a receiver that can work for it. please post one to me please its urgent. because this is my final school project.
    and how can I make another person talk back to the receiver from another transmitter.
    you send to to my mail box at [email protected]

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      August 8, 2014 at 5:23 am

      thanks! in the article it's mentioned that the receiver is a FM radio, please read the setting up procedures.

      Reply
    • Omkar Singh says

      April 4, 2015 at 4:28 pm

      you can use mobliephone fm

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      April 5, 2015 at 11:55 am

      yes you can

      Reply
  56. ravi kiran says

    June 16, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    sir is this circuit works by antenna???

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      June 17, 2014 at 11:53 am

      yes you will need to connect a 50 ohm terminated yagi antenna at the shown output points

      Reply
  57. saam says

    May 23, 2014 at 5:43 am

    hello swagtam , i need fm radio transmitter circuit which should be simple

    Reply
  58. Jansher Khan says

    May 17, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    you have any simulation of this circuit?FM transmitter is my semester project and bb139 is not available in my city please suggest me any other varectror diod which i can use instead of it.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 18, 2014 at 12:35 pm

      sorry, no I do not have any simulation for this design. you can try any other equivalent for the shown varactor diode, it's not too critical.
      please not that the above circuit may not be so easy for a newcomer, I would recommend you to search for a design which has a PCB layout.

      Reply
  59. naman says

    May 17, 2014 at 4:08 am

    is it possible to use this module as rc plane controller with multiple channel ? i want to make my own long range rc transmitter and receiver…

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      May 17, 2014 at 12:14 pm

      sorry no, this cannot be used for such complex operations.

      Reply
  60. rechamsaad says

    April 29, 2014 at 8:39 am

    hi all !
    it seems a good design and want really to realize it : but can anyone tell us where is the VCC + terminal ? it is not shown on the diagram?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      April 29, 2014 at 12:12 pm

      The line which is connected to L4 must be supplied with the positive.

      Reply
  61. baseer coorg says

    April 23, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    Swagat wher got it BF199 transister in india

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      April 24, 2014 at 2:39 pm

      Hi Baseer, you can get it from all metro cities in India, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, anywhere.

      Reply
    • Farid Ahmed Babar says

      August 2, 2019 at 6:23 pm

      Hello sir
      If you any circuit to transmit video signal from ccd camera and to receive by receiver and play on tft lcd as like dvd player connecting with lcd not on tv
      I am Babar

      Reply
      • Swagatam says

        August 3, 2019 at 10:02 am

        Hello Babar, I am sorry, I don’t have the required circuit at this moment, if I find it I’ll surely update the same in this website!

        Reply
  62. baseer coorg says

    April 16, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    HI Swagatam How to Transmit 5km TV RF signal by air ?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      April 17, 2014 at 8:29 am

      Hi baseer, to transmit video signals at long distances will require highly sophisticated circuits, i do not have it presently.

      Reply
  63. ABIN says

    March 22, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    nobody try this, simply wastage of time and money, this circuit wont work.
    I made this circuit exactly as diagram.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      March 23, 2014 at 8:09 am

      the circuit is perfect and will work if done correctly as per the given instructions.

      Reply
  64. ABIN says

    March 19, 2014 at 10:00 am

    helo i bought BB122, i made up to T1 and 10pF capacitor, and as u explained above, i cant hear any blank disturbances in a near by radio, kindly help me

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      March 19, 2014 at 12:10 pm

      you will need to build upto T4 minimum to make the transmitter work.
      tomorrow i would be publishing another similar circuit, but with much easier design, i would suggest you to try that instead of this.

      Reply
  65. ABIN says

    March 17, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    Hai, i am from cochin kerala india.i cant get BB139 here. so what. can i add as substitute.pls help me..

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      March 18, 2014 at 4:10 am

      Hi, you can use any VHF/UHF varicap diode in place of BB139, the value is not critical.

      Try the one which are used in TV tuners.

      Reply
    • ABIN says

      March 18, 2014 at 9:55 am

      Is varicap is nessessary or not.becoz am not geting any varicP here local.

      Reply
    • ABIN says

      March 19, 2014 at 2:42 am

      can i use anthing substitute of this varicap diode, becoz am not geting any varicap here

      Reply
    • ABIN says

      March 19, 2014 at 2:44 am

      I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH DISTANCE IT WILL GO THIS TRANSMIT ION, obstacles like trees is a problem or not, become i am going to use in area little like a forest, so is this successful to transmit 1 km ?

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      March 19, 2014 at 5:43 am

      No, you cannot substitute the varicap.
      trees and structures will not affect the transmission.

      Reply
  66. Amol Borkar says

    January 29, 2014 at 5:03 am

    hey swagatam, i'm trying to make a transmitter that can send a continuous signal to a receiver i dont have to transmit audio signals can that can be done with your circuit if yes how and what changes i have to make in your circuit to do that. Also can i change frequency of transmitter when its on.and how can i find which frecquncy is currently transmitted by the circuit. please answer my queries.
    sorry for my bad english.

    Regards

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      January 30, 2014 at 5:51 am

      Hi Amol, by continuous signal do you mean a blank signal which will produce a null spot in the receiver? It can be done by not connecting the input to any kind of signal source. keep the input connected to ground and tune the transmitter to get the required null spot in the receiver.

      Reply
    • Amol Borkar says

      January 31, 2014 at 12:26 pm

      Thanks for the reply Swagatam, acctully i'm trying to make a reciever that collects signal from your transmitter and sends signal or current to base of a transistor and another circuit is connected to emitter and collector of that transistor, so when base gets current the another circuit gets complete.Please he me to make the reciver circuit or is there a better way of doing it.

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      January 31, 2014 at 2:17 pm

      Hi Amol,

      I have discussed one similar application in the following article, you can refer to it:

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/2011/12/how-to-make-fm-remote-control-using-fm.html

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      January 31, 2014 at 2:18 pm

      the better way is to use the profesional RF modules with encoder decoder chips, but those are within 100 mters range

      Reply
    • Amol Borkar says

      January 31, 2014 at 2:40 pm

      Thanks Swagatam, firstly my requirement of range is minimum 1 km as it is a aeroplane and also using the professional RF modules with encoder decoder chips need to be programmed and the will affect my budget the engine is ready but I need something to control the flaps.Can you suggest another way. I think that the same thing(Transistor part of my reply) can be achieved with AM technology I have receiver design but not sure that it will work.Please suggest me a AM transmitter design

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      February 1, 2014 at 4:51 am

      Hi Amol,

      sorry, I don't have an AM transmitter design with me.
      Moreover when it's an airplane that you want to control, only FM technology would suit better because AM could be inaccurate and include disturbances in the signal.

      RF modules does not require programming, they can be procured readymade but I am not sure about their maximum range, I have never seen a 1km RF remote control device in the market.

      Reply
  67. Abdullah Al Shibani says

    December 24, 2013 at 10:53 am

    Dear Swagatam,
    I would like to have a receiver for this transmitter for switching purpose, is it possible and logical??
    or you advice me to better look for another kind of transmitter. Clarify to me please.
    Regards.

    Reply
  68. kassimdandago says

    September 20, 2013 at 9:41 pm

    With yooir permission i can commercialise the circuit.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      September 21, 2013 at 6:54 am

      permission granted:) …anyway it's not my design.

      Reply
  69. BASHA says

    September 20, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    ok thanq sir

    Reply
  70. BASHA says

    September 19, 2013 at 7:18 am

    ok thanq sir iam intrest long range fm transmitar circuit i made it ,so this circuit meterial components and cabinet your buying and send coriear my adress pleese sir ,this circuit price telme i paying your account pleese telme your nomber

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      September 20, 2013 at 11:43 am

      Hello Basha, I don't have a PCB for this design, and also I cannot find the transistors in my local shops, so I am also having difficulty in making this unit, in future if I am able to arrange all these I would surely do it for you.

      Reply
  71. BASHA says

    September 17, 2013 at 3:48 pm

    hello sir iwant this fm transmitar sir so you made this circuit and send me my adress sir plees thanq this product money details send me my mail [email protected]

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      September 18, 2013 at 7:16 am

      I am sorry Basha, it wouldn't be possible for me due to work load.

      Reply
  72. mahesh kunwar says

    August 25, 2013 at 7:18 am

    have you test this circuit and it is necessary to have the diameter?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      August 26, 2013 at 4:56 am

      Not tested, yes diameter is critical

      Reply
  73. Swagatam says

    August 19, 2013 at 1:59 pm

    In that case you can feed the transmitter audio output to the input of any good 10km range transmitter circuit, the audio then would be transmitted across the specified distance.

    Reply
  74. Swagatam says

    August 18, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    what type of receiver is used for receiving the signals, is it an ordinary FM radio?

    Reply
  75. shadrach says

    July 24, 2013 at 7:53 am

    can you give wifi signal transmitter and receiver circuit diagram for long range like 5 km to 10 km

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      July 25, 2013 at 3:53 am

      I don't have any idea regarding wi-fi transmission.

      Reply
  76. shadrach says

    July 23, 2013 at 11:45 am

    can i use this circuit for transmit my wifi signal within range 5 km ?

    do you have any other circuit for transfer/receiver wifi signal in long range ?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      July 24, 2013 at 4:01 am

      No, that won't be feasible because wi-fi signals are not RF based and will require different type of encoding/decoding process.

      Reply
      • Prawin says

        June 14, 2021 at 4:36 am

        Bf199 transitor equivalent
        Bf494???…

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          June 14, 2021 at 10:16 am

          yes, will do!

          Reply

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