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R F Section (R.F. Amplifier)
R F Section (R.F. Amplifier)
Amplifier)
ADVANTAGES
Greater gain
Better stability
Better image frequency rejection
Improvement in signal to noise ratio
Better selectivity
Improvement in coupling between antenna and receiver
Prevention of retardation of local oscillator frequency
MIXER OR FREQUENCY CHANGER
mixer
From the Antenna
or RF Amplifier
From Local Oscillator
Output
TYPES OF MIXER
Separately excited mixer
e.g. diode mixers
Self excited mixer
e.g. using transistors,FET,MOSFET
Conversion Transconductance
ip (output current at IF)
gc=
vg (at the signal frequency)
SEPARATELY EXCITED MIXER
SELF EXCITED MIXER