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superheterodyne receiver: a standalone construct

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a receiver that mixes the incoming signal down to a fixed intermediate frequency where most filtering and gain take place.

In RF engineering, superheterodyne receiver refers to a receiver that mixes the incoming signal down to a fixed intermediate frequency where most filtering and gain take place. This meaning comes from Armstrong (1924) in Proceedings of the IRE.[1]

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Armstrong, E. H. (1924). The Super-Heterodyne-Its Origin, Development, and Some Recent Improvements. Proceedings of the IRE, 12(5), 539-552. https://doi.org/10.1109/jrproc.1924.219990

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