Another newbie reporting for duty!

[ppppenguin]

Welcome from me.

I had a look at your Captainbodgit website. At first I thought you were planning to actually transmit on MW. Then I saw the circuit and realised that you were making what we often call a pantry transmitter. There are several published designs. One of the best known is the Minimod: https://oshwlab.com/mycoopzone/test_copy I'm sure it will give a better modulated envelope than you're getting.