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Question 438

How is positive feedback supplied in a Pierce oscillator?

  1. Through a tapped coil
  2. Through link coupling
  3. Through a neutralizing capacitor
  4. Through a quartz crystalCorrect answer

Explanation

In a Pierce oscillator the quartz crystal itself is the feedback element between output and input. The loop therefore has enough gain and the right phase only at the crystal's resonant frequency, which is what fixes the frequency of oscillation.

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Question 438: How is positive feedback supplied in a Pierce oscillator? · FCC Amateur Extra Class (Element 4) · Questena