Voltage Controlled Oscillator Circuit by Ray Wilson on 07-24-2009 Page 1

Initial Frequency Adj

-12V +12V
R56 Fine R57
1 2 1 2
Notes
R3P1 R3P3 U1 can be any of these: LF442, LF412, LT1112, AD706, OP275
1 3
200K 200K
2 R3 All diodes are 1N914 or 1N4148
Panel 100K A 2K metal film resistor can be used
R71 Mounted R65 in place of PT146 (R24). However
1 2 1 2 temperature drift will increase.
R2P3
10K 47K R33, R37, R58 designators not used.
Coarse
All diodes are 1N914 or 1N4148
R2P1
1 3
2 R2
100K
High Freq. Compensate Trim

2 R11
R9 C5
a k 1 2 1 3 R34
+12V 1 2
1V/Oct 4.7K 20K SYNC

2
D1
Scale Trim 1K
.001uF
3 8 R16 SSM2210

2
100 ohm U3 R17
U1-A 1 1 1 2 R66
R8 OP275 6 3 100K
1 2 2 2 10K

1
R3P2 C18
4 7 2
1M 5
3

2
8 1 U1-B 7 4.7pF
R10
1 2 -12V
2

R2P2 OP275
R19 6
100K R69
475 ohm +12V 1 2
C3 RAW
1

C19
R15 1M
1 2

2
CV1 3 8
1

100pF
100K 100pF R42
R28 +12V U2-A 1 1 2 5
R18 1 2 TL072
1 2 2 10K U2-B 7
CV2 R24 1M 4 TL072
100K 1 2 6
2K +12V
R23 Mount in physical C6
1 2 -12V R47
CV3 Platinum film contact with heat 10K

2
100K 2K, 2%, 1/4W sink compound or 1 2
temperature other temperature .005uF
1
compensator. transferring material. C8
R27 R46 .1uF
1 2 Available from MFOS.

S
CV4 1 2 2
Q1
100K PN4391
2K

G
R30
1 2
LIN
A plain old 2K carbon film or
carbon comp can be used in place 1M R50
of R24. Temperature k a
2

drift will be more pronounced 2 1

R31 100K D8
however. 100K 1
1

R70
1 2 2
C17
-12V 18K 100pF