
10 Make: Radio
breadboard previously are still there and will still be necessary, although
they are grayed out right now.
The new component values in this circuit will generate a carrier frequency
around 800kHz. The circle of yellow wire in Figure 1-9, connected through
a 330-ohm resistor with the output from IC2, is a loop about 2" in diameter,
which will function as your transmitting antenna. The 330-ohm resistor
prevents IC2 from being overloaded.
Here’s how the circuit works: Pin 4 of the 7555 timer is the reset pin, which
puts the timer on hold when the pin voltage is near zero (negative ground)
but allows the timer to run when you appl