local oscillator

noun

electronics the oscillator in a superheterodyne receiver whose output frequency is mixed with the incoming modulated radio-frequency carrier signal to produce the required intermediate frequency

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When you have completed this experiment in heterodyne receiving, using a local oscillator, you are ready to try the regenerative circuit.

They then radiated a signal at this frequency, modulated at the frequency to which the local oscillator was set.

Then I would get the local oscillator going.

If it is, you will hear an intermittent musical note for some tune of your local oscillator.

In that case you have only to tune your antenna to 275 meters and then you will pick up a note when your local oscillator is in tune.

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