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Mobile Phone Detector: Components Required

This circuit can detect the presence of an activated mobile phone from up to 5 meters away. It uses a capacitor to detect the radio frequency signal from a mobile phone. When a signal is detected, the LED will blink until the signal stops. It can detect incoming and outgoing calls, texts, and data transfers even if the phone is on silent. This circuit is useful for preventing mobile phone use in places like exam halls or meetings where they are not allowed.

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Mobile Phone Detector: Components Required

This circuit can detect the presence of an activated mobile phone from up to 5 meters away. It uses a capacitor to detect the radio frequency signal from a mobile phone. When a signal is detected, the LED will blink until the signal stops. It can detect incoming and outgoing calls, texts, and data transfers even if the phone is on silent. This circuit is useful for preventing mobile phone use in places like exam halls or meetings where they are not allowed.

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MOBILE PHONE DETECTOR

INTRODUCTION:

This mobile phone detector can sense the presence of an activated mobile phone from a
distance of four to five metres. So it can come handy in an examination hall or meetings
where mobile phones are not permitted.

The circuit can detect incoming and outgoing calls, SMSs, Internet and video
transmissions even if a mobile phone is kept in silent mode. When it detects an RF signal
from an activated mobile phone, its LED starts blinking and continues to blink until the
signal stops.

COMPONENTS REQUIRED:
Semiconductors:
IC1 - LM358
Transistor1 - BC548 npn
Led - 5mm

Resistors:
R1 - 100 kilo ohm
R2 - 220 kilo ohm
R3 - 1 kilo ohm
VR1 - 2.2 mega ohm pre-set (50K trimmer)

Capacitors:
C1, C2 - 1micro farad, 16v electrolytic
C3 - 100 micro farad, 16v electrolytic

Miscellaneous:
ANT.1 - 15 cm single strand wire antenna
S1 - on/off switch
CON1 - 2 pin terminal connector

WORKING PRINCIPLE OF THE CIRCUIT:


When a mobile phone is active, it radiates RF signal that passes through the nearby
space. The signal contains electromagnetic RF radiation from the mobile phone.
Capacitor C1 used in the circuit to detect the RF signal from the mobile phone.
when the mobile phone radiates energy in the form of RF signal, C1 absorbs it and
passes on to the inputs of IC1. This is indicated by the flashing of LED1. Preset
VR1 (50K) is used to vary the range of the circuit. Transistor T1 is used to amplify
the signal obtained at pin1 of IC1.
The circuit is appreciably applicable for 2G networks , GPRS and network search
(manual/automatic).
CIRCUIT AND WORKING:

Circuit diagram of the mobile phone detector using LM358 is shown in Fig. 1. It is


built around LM358 (IC1) and npn transistor BC548 (T1).

Fig. 1: Circuit diagram of the mobile phone detector


When a mobile phone is active, it radiates RF signal that passes through nearby
space. The signal contains electromagnetic RF radiation from the phone.
CONSTRUCTION:

A single-side PCB layout for the mobile phone detector circuit is shown in Fig. 2
and its component layout in Fig. 3. After assembling the circuit on the PCB,
enclose it in a suitable plastic box.

Fig. 2: Actual-size PCB layout for the mobile phone detector circuit
Fig. 3: Component layout of the PCB
OPERATION OF MOBILE PHONE DETECTOR:

In normal condition, when there is no RF signal, the voltage across the diode will be
negligible. Even though this voltage is amplified by the transistor amplifier, yet the output
voltage is less than the reference voltage, which is applied to the inverting terminal of the
comparator. Since the voltage at non inverting terminal of the OPAMP is less than the
voltage at the inverting terminal, the output of the OPAMP is low logic signal.

Now when a mobile phone is present near the signal, a voltage is induced in the choke
and the signal is demodulated by the diode. This input voltage is amplified by the
common emitter transistor. The output voltage is such that it is more than the reference
output voltage. The output of the OPAMP is thus a logic high signal and the LED starts
glowing, to indicate the presence of a mobile phone. The circuit has to be placed
centimetres away from the object to be detected.
Frequency Range of Detector:

The transmission frequency of mobile phones ranges from 0.9 to 3 GHz with a
wavelength of 3.3 to 10 cm. So a circuit detecting gigahertz signals is required for a
mobile bug. The lead length of the capacitor is fixed as 18 mm with a spacing of 8 mm
between the leads to get the desired frequency. The disk capacitor along with the leads
acts as a small gigahertz loop antenna to collect the RF signals from the mobile phone.

 When mobile phone is active, it transmits the signal in the form of sine wave which
passes through the space. The encoded audio/video signal contains electromagnetic
radiation w hich is picked up by the receiver in the base station. The transmitter power of
the modern 2G antenna in the base station is 20-100 watts. The mobile phone transmits
short signals at regular intervals to register its availability to the nearest base station.
Distance to cellular base station is the most important environmental factor. Generally,
the nearer a cellular phone is to a base station or transmitting tower, the weaker will be
the signal that needs to come from the phone. Range of frequencies of different categories
are, AM radio frequencies between 180 kHz and 1.6MHz,FM radio uses 88 to 180 MHz,
TV uses 470 to 854MHz.waves at higher frequencies but within the RF region is called
Micro waves. Mobile phone uses high frequency RF wave in the micro wave region
carrying huge amount of electromagnetic energy.
Cell Phone Detector Circuit Applications:

1. This circuit can be used at examination halls, meetings to detect presence of


mobile phones and prevent the use of cell phones.
2. It can be used for detecting mobile phones used for spying and unauthorized
transmission of audio and video.
3. It can be used to detect stolen mobile phones.
4. Certain places where use of mobile phones are not allowed like exam hall, temple,
offices and theaters, in those places to detect and restrict the use of mobile phones this
proposed system is very helpful.
5. The illegal use of cell phones is a growing and dangerous problem in correctional
institutions worldwide. These devices are a significant threat to prison security and
circumvent the monitoring processes in prisons, while helping inmates commit new
crimes both inside and outside the facility.

Limitations of Mobile Phone Detector Circuit:

1. It is a low range detector, of the order of centimetres.


2. less sensitive to small signals.

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