ian field wrote:
Anyone know the correct name of the oscillator which is essentially a
grounded base amplifier with a small capacitor from collector to emitter?

These are common in very cheap TV modulators and 433MHz keyfob and wireless
doorbell buttons etc.

Common base Colpitts, perhaps:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colpitts_oscillator

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Regards,

John Popelish