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    3/3/2018 Superheterodyne transmitter - Wikipedia

    Superheterodyne transmitter
    Superheterodyne transmitter is a radio or TV transmitter which uses an intermediate frequency signal in addition to
    radio frequency signal.

    Contents
    Types of transmitters
    Mathematical approach
    Advantages of superheterodyne
    See also

    Types of transmitters

    Above: Direct modulation, below superheterodyne transmitter

    There are two types of transmitters. In some transmitters, the information signal (audio (AF), video (VF) etc.) modulates
    the radio frequency (RF) signal. These direct modulation transmitters are relatively simple transmitters.

    In more complicated transmitters which are called superheterodyne, the information signal modulates an intermediate
    frequency (IF) signal. After stages for correction, equalization and sometimes amplification, the IF signal is converted to
    an RF signal by a stage named frequency mixer or frequency converter. Superheterodyne transmitters are more complex
    than direct modulation transmitters.

    Mathematical approach
    Let

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    be the information signal


    be the angular RF,
    be the angular IF and
    be the angular subcarrier frequency.

    In direct modulation transmitter the information signal modulates the RF carrier. If the type of modulation is
    conventional amplitude modulation the RF output is,

    Likewise in superheterodyne transmitter the modulated IF is;

    This signal is applied to a frequency mixer. The other input to the mixer is a high frequency subcarrier signal.

    The two signals are multiplied to give;

    Applying well known rules of trigonometry;

    A filter at the output of the mixer filters out one of the terms at the right (usually the summation) leaving RF

    Here is the required angular RF; i.e.,

    After phase and amplitude equalization,

    Advantages of superheterodyne
    In transmitters several correction and equalization stages are used after modulation. In direct modulation these
    stages must be developed separately for each output RF (so called channel). On the other hand, in superheterodyne
    transmitters since a single intermediate frequency signal is used, only one type of stage for IF is developed. Thus the
    said stages are more reliable in superheterodyne. Also R&D is much easier for the designer.
    Operators may change the RF output of the transmitter. In direct modulation, it is very difficult to change the RF
    output. Because in this case, practically all stages need to be retuned for the new RF. On the other hand, in
    superheterodyne only the output stages need to be retuned.
    With a fast enough DAC, the modulated IF signal can be generated directly, digitally from a microprocessor or a
    digital signal processor. This will permit usage of more advanced methods of modulation without the use of
    complicated modulator hardware, and make software defined radio possible.

    See also
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    TV transmitters
    Superheterodyne receiver
    TV transmitter topics

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