This circuit recognizes a tone determined by the tuned input circuit (R3 / R4 / C2). The circuit was found in Radio Electronics from the 90s. The 4046 is not a common component today.
This circuit, which in our times would be called a shield, can also be used with other loads. The...
This circuit is from an old American documentation from the 70s. Transistor 2N3904 can be replaced by...
This application of the 555 was found in the November 1992 Radio Electronics magazine. The...