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Appendix A: Transistor Analysis For The FM Transmitter

The document analyzes the transistor circuit of an FM transmitter to ensure it does not exceed the maximum power rating of 0.5 Watts for the 2N2222A NPN transistor. It calculates the collector current, emitter voltage, and power output of the circuit. The power is determined to be 124 mW, which is below the 0.5 Watt maximum rating and will not overheat or destroy the transistor.

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Appendix A: Transistor Analysis For The FM Transmitter

The document analyzes the transistor circuit of an FM transmitter to ensure it does not exceed the maximum power rating of 0.5 Watts for the 2N2222A NPN transistor. It calculates the collector current, emitter voltage, and power output of the circuit. The power is determined to be 124 mW, which is below the 0.5 Watt maximum rating and will not overheat or destroy the transistor.

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Appendix A: Transistor Analysis for the FM Transmitter

Reference: The ARRL Handbook 73


rd
Edition, 1996 ISBN 0-87259-173-5 pp. 8.24-8.25

The 2N2222A NPN transistors maximum power
max
P is 0.5 Watts. Power dictates transmission range
and exceeding this maximum will overheat and destroy the transistor. Recall that power is calculated as

ce c
V I P =

Here,
c
I is the transistor collector current and
ce
V is the transistor collector and emitter voltage.


















In the schematic, the collector voltage
c
V is the 6 Volt battery and is related to the emitter voltage
e
V as

e e c ce
V V V V = = 6

Bipolar transistors like the 2N2222A have a 0.7 Volt difference between
e
V and the base voltage
b
V

V
b
V
e
= 0:7Volts

The schematic shows that V
b
results from a voltage divider created by the two resistors R
2
and R
3
.
Calculating, one has

V
b
=
R
2
+R
3
6R
3
=
10+4:7 k
64:7 k
= 1:92 Volts

Consequently, the emitter voltage and emitter current become

V
e
= 1:92 0:7 = 1:22 Volts

I
e
=
R
4
V
e
=
47
1:22 V
= 25:96 mA

From the schematic, the emitter and collector currents are approximately equal. As such the power now
can be calculated. Since V
ce
= 6 1:22 = 4:78 Volts the resulting power of the wireless transmitter is

P = I
c
V
ce
= 25:96 mA 4:78 V = 124 mW

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