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A superheterodyne receiver may not successfully be used for reception of frequencies very near the IF frequency:

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A superheterodyne receiver may not successfully be used for reception of frequencies very near the IF frequency:

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• Superheterodyne receiver basic blocks: RF amplifier, local oscillator, mixer, IF (intermediate frequency) amplifier • What it means for a signal to be "very near the IF frequency" and how that relates to where selectivity (filtering) mainly occurs • How signals can sometimes bypass the mixer and appear directly at the IF amplifier input

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• Draw a simple block diagram of a superheterodyne receiver and mark where the IF amplifier is located. Ask yourself: if a signal is already close to the IF frequency when it enters the set, what path might it take? • Think about which stages provide most of the selectivity: is it the RF/oscillator tuning, or the IF filters? What happens to a signal that shows up right at the IF frequency before any frequency conversion? • Which choice best describes a situation where the unwanted signal gets through too easily, with little or no rejection from the tuned stages in front?

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• Be clear on the job of the RF stage (to select the incoming band) versus the IF amplifier (to amplify a fixed, narrow band). • Ask: would a frequency already at or near IF need to be mixed/converted, or could it appear directly in the IF chain? What does that imply? • Verify which option correctly describes an unwanted, insufficiently filtered signal getting into the IF amplifier, rather than being blocked by earlier tuned circuits.

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Question 1 of 20

A superheterodyne receiver may not successfully be used for reception of frequencies very near the IF frequency:

Because those near frequencies would pass directly through the IF amplifier and not be greatly affected by the tuning of the RF or oscillator stages

Because those near frequencies would not pass directly through the IF amplifier

Because those near frequencies would be greatly affected by the tuning of the RF or oscillator stages

None of the above

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Question 1 / 20st82oRM5roge9dI3lmsc

Question 1 of 20st82oRM5roge9dI3lmsc

A superheterodyne receiver may not successfully be used for reception of frequencies very near the IF frequency:

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A superheterodyne receiver may not successfully be used for reception of frequencies very near the IF frequency:

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