local oscillator

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Then I would get the local oscillator going.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John

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

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John

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.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John

The system of intermediate-frequency amplification solves the difficulty and we shall see how it does so. 245At the receiving station a local oscillator is used.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John

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.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John