Hi,
Yes, I have tried doing just that, and it works after a fashion, but not
always and not usually very well.

The most recent ARRL handbook (2004) says that very special and expensive
software is needed to simulate oscillators properly.

73 de k1jhj

"Ed Bailen" wrote in message
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The last issue of QST had a short article on the CircuitMaker Student
edition circuit design package. I downloaded it and spent several
hours trying various oscillator designs (including the phase shift
oscillator discussed in the same issue of QST). I couldn't get any of
the designs to oscillate! I was mainly trying Colpitts oscillators.

Has anyone else tried designing oscillatos with this application?

Thanks,
Ed Bailen