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 alarm circuit was found in a 1982 publication. It uses components that can still be found...
With this circuit, signals in the range of 10 kHz to 150 kHz can be received at close to 4 MHz...
Found in American documentation from the 1970s, this circuit is intended for amplifying analog TV...