tuned-base oscillator

tuned-base oscillator

[¦tünd ′bās ‚äs·ə‚lād·ər]

(electronics)

Transistor oscillator in which the frequency-determining resonant circuit is located in the base circuit; comparable to a tuned-grid oscillator.

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