The use of field effect transistors in this circuit improves its performance. This configuration is from a 1975 circuit manual. The transistor can be any general-purpose FET such as MPF102 or BF245.
The figure shows how to use an LM3914 with a variable range moving point. The circuit has an...
This circuit was found in a 90s Popular Electronics. It uses a varicap that admits equivalents. The...
This circuit is from an Electronics Now from 1998 and can be easily assembled with other JFET...