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What does a Clapp oscillator add to the Colpitts arrangement?

  • A.A second inductor in parallel with the first
  • B.A crystal in series with the feedback path
  • C.A resistor across the tank to lower its quality factor
  • D.A third capacitor in series with the inductor

Answer: D

The Clapp inserts a small capacitor in series with the inductor, and since it is much smaller than the other two it dominates the resonant frequency - which makes the frequency far less sensitive to the transistor's own capacitances. The other options describe different circuits. Arranging for a stable component to dominate a frequency, so that unstable ones matter little, is a general technique and this is its classic application.

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