Superheterodyne Radio Receiver Fundamentals

Many forms of radio broadcast reception, two-way radio communications

To get the best performance and understand its operational viewpoint

Each circuit block has its own function

<p>More complicated receivers have more circuit blocks and offer better performance and more facilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The level of performance required and the intended application</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Once the basic block diagram is understood, it is easier to determine the operation of additional blocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide initial tuning to remove the image signal and offer some amplification</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prevent overloading later stages with strong signals received</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Noise is a particular problem</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It enables the RF tuning to be more effective by increasing the difference between the wanted signal and image</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ensuring the lowest possible drift</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It increases the signal level, reducing the impact of noise introduced by later stages</p> Signup and view all the answers