Difference between revisions of "Superheterodyne reception"

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A method of reception in which the signal carrier-frequency is changed to another, generally lower, radio frequency by a heterodyne process. There may be more than one such change of radio frequency.

Note: This method was originally called "supersonic heterodyne reception".

Reference: B.S.

Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)

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