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Advanced Qualification · A-006 Receivers · A-006-001-009

A single conversion receiver with a 9 MHz IF has a local oscillator operating at 16 MHz. The frequency it is tuned to is:

  1. A9 MHz
  2. B7 MHz
  3. C16 MHz
  4. D21 MHz

Correct answer: B — 7 MHz. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.

Why

The receiver tunes to 7 MHz because the local oscillator mixes with the incoming signal to create the intermediate frequency, meaning the difference between the 16 MHz oscillator and the 9 MHz intermediate frequency equals the tuned signal. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.

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Receivers is section A-006 of the Advanced exam: Receivers: superheterodyne design, selectivity, sensitivity, images, AGC and noise.

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