We found this circuit in the Linear Applications Handbook by National Semiconductor. It uses the LM3900, an operational transconductance amplifier as a base. Q1 can be a 2N2222 or similar.
This circuit is used in transceivers, enabling input selection by diode switching through polarity...
This configuration was found in an American publication from the 90s. Operators admit equivalents just...
This circuit was found in an Italian magazine Elettronica Prática of 1977. The transistors can be...