local oscillator

British

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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You will see that you are now supplying the crystal with current from two sources, namely the distant source of the incoming signals and the local oscillator which you have formed.

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

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Then I would get the local oscillator going.

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

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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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