Questions tagged [superheterodyne]
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Combining two CFU455IT +/-2kHz (4kHz) ceramic filters to get a +/-1.25kHz (2.5kHz) filter for SSB
Can I put two of these cheap (less than 3USD) and common CFU455IT +/-2kHz (4kHz bandwith -6dB ) ceramic filters in series to get a lower bandwidth good for SSB TX? If I'm correct I will get -12dB at +/...
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What configuration of a BJT IF amp can I use for a superhet receiver?
I am making a superhet SSB CW receiver with a crystal filter on the input after the mixer.
Do I have to use IF transformers as the coupling method?
Or can I use capacitor coupling with resistors as ...
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Frequency Display for Old Tube Radio
I have a Hallicrafters S-120 1960s vintage vacuum tube receiver (an "All American Five" superhet with solid state rectifier replacing one of the "five" tubes). It works well, doesn't have excessive ...
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How Could Superheterodyne Receiver Ever Work?
I am surprised how the Superheterodyne Receiver still works and is still in use after coming to realise the impact of Image Frequencies on its performance. Basically, I'm curious how engineers make ...
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Can a Digital Down Converter, at the same time, generate I,Q streams & Downconvert?
A Digital Down Converter (DDC) is usually used to convert Real Digital Signals at a high frequency to baseband (centered around 0Hz). DDC does this so by producing negative and positive frequencies.
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Seeming conflict in the definitions of dynamic range
As I understand it, dynamic range is the difference in dB between the strongest and weakest signal discernible by your receiver. So, the larger the dynamic range, the better, which seems intuitive.
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What advantages does dual-conversion have over single-conversion superheterodyne?
I've seen a variety of radio block diagrams, and some have two mixers inline with the signal.
If the signal is already in a frequency range suitable to work with, what does the second conversion/...
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How is the IF for a superhet selected?
There seem to be almost as many choices for the intermediate frequency (IF) as there are superheterodyne receivers and transceivers out there. The ones I have come across are 455 kHz, 452 kHz, 1.6 MHz ...
