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RADIO RECEIVERS
Heinrich Hertz contributed to the nature of
electromagnetic waves (????)
Alexander Stepanovich Popov designed the first
radio receiver 1896 based on electromagnetic
waves, proved by James Clerk Maxwell.
Radio Receiver
− Electronic device that receives and
converts the desired radio waves back to
audio or visual information
− The receiver’s antenna detects and
captures radio waves
− This can select the information required
from the radio signals
Features of a Radio Receiver
➢ Selectivity – ability to select a signal of
desired frequency
➢ Sensitivity – ability to detect the weakest
possible signal
➢ Fidelity – ability to reproduce faithfully all
the frequency components in a
basehand signal
Tuner
− It is a circuit that can extract signals of a
particular frequency from a mix of signals
of different frequencies.
− It extracts signals of a particular
frequency from different frequencies.
The antenna captures radio waves of all
the frequencies and sends them to the
radio frequency (RF) amplifier, which
amplifies them all.
Antenna
− It is a length of wire that captures radio
waves.
− When exposed to radio waves, the wave
induces a minimal alternating current in
the antenna.
Detector
− It is responsible for separating the audio
information from the carrier wave.
− It is for the audio information to be
separated from the carrier wave. A
rectifying diode rectifies the alternating
current signal in the AM signals. A direct
current signal that feeds to an audio
amplifier circuit is what remains on the
alternating current once passed into a
rectifying diode. The detector circuit is a
bit more complicated for FM signals.
Audio Amplifier
− It amplifies the weak signal that comes
from the detector.
− The weak signal that comes from the
detector is amplified by this component
using a simple transistor amplifier circuit.
RF Amplifier
➢ It is a sensitive amplifier that amplifies the
very weak radio frequency (RF) signal
from the antenna so that the tuner can
process the signal.
Types of Radio Receivers
➢ Tuned Radio Frequency Receiver (TRF)
➢ Superheterodyne Receiver
Tuned Radio Frequency Receiver (TRF)
− The first radio receiver used
− Consists of a tuned circuit and a detector
− Tune radio frequency was used in the
early years of wireless technology
Superheterodyne Receiver
− Was used in every form of radio from
domestic broadcast radios to walkie
talkies, television sets, through to hi-fi
tuners, and professional communications
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Heterodyning/Mixing Process

− Convert signals to another form of signal

(Intermediate Frequency – merged
frequency)

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