CA1092733A - Multi-band tuner - Google Patents
Multi-band tunerInfo
- Publication number
- CA1092733A CA1092733A CA264,889A CA264889A CA1092733A CA 1092733 A CA1092733 A CA 1092733A CA 264889 A CA264889 A CA 264889A CA 1092733 A CA1092733 A CA 1092733A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- signal
- channel
- frequency
- band
- low
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
- H04B1/005—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges
- H04B1/0053—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges with common antenna for more than one band
- H04B1/006—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges with common antenna for more than one band using switches for selecting the desired band
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
- H03D7/18—Modifications of frequency-changers for eliminating image frequencies
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
- H03J5/00—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner
- H03J5/24—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner with a number of separate pretuned tuning circuits or separate tuning elements selectively brought into circuit, e.g. for waveband selection or for television channel selection
- H03J5/242—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner with a number of separate pretuned tuning circuits or separate tuning elements selectively brought into circuit, e.g. for waveband selection or for television channel selection used exclusively for band selection
- H03J5/244—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner with a number of separate pretuned tuning circuits or separate tuning elements selectively brought into circuit, e.g. for waveband selection or for television channel selection used exclusively for band selection using electronic means
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
- H04B1/005—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
- H04B1/06—Receivers
- H04B1/16—Circuits
- H04B1/26—Circuits for superheterodyne receivers
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N5/00—Details of television systems
- H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Superheterodyne Receivers (AREA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A tuner for receiving a broadcasting signal whose frequency band is divided into high and low channels is disclosed. In this case, the tuner has first and second filters whose pass bands are fixed, a switch changeably connected to one of output terminals of said first and second filters, said switch being so changed that upon receiving a low channel said switch is changed to one state to deliver only a signal belonging to the low channel in said broadcasting signal from said first filter while upon receiving a high channel said switch is changed to the other state to deliver only a sig-nal belonging to the high channel in said broadcasting signal from said second filter, a third filter, a local oscillator, a mixer which is supplied with a local oscillation signal from said local oscillator and a signal from one of said first and second filters through said third filter to be multiplied with each other, and means for deliving a signal from said mixer which belongs to a predeter-mined band as an intermediate frequency signal, and if it is assumed that the lowest frequency in the lowest band of said low channels of said broadcasting signal is taken as f1L; the highest frequency of the highest band of the low channels as f3H; the lowest frequency in the lowest band of said high chan-nels as f4L; the highest frequency in the channel occupying the highest band of said high channels as f12H; the band width of one channel of said broad-casting signal as fB; and the lowest frequency of the intermediate frequency signal as fL, respectively, the local oscillation frequency of said local oscillator is selected higher than the frequency of the broadcasting signal at a channel when the channel is received so as to satisfy the following condi-tions (1) to (3): ..........(1) ..........(2) -2-or ....... (3)
Description
Ch G RO ~r N D O F T l l l: [ ~ V I
Fickl of tl~ lvcntiol~
Tllis invcntion relates generally to a tuner, and is directod more par~icularly to a tuner for use with a television recei~;er which can receive only a desired ch~nnel signal positively.
Descr~ption of the Prior Art In general, with a prior art VHF tuner for a television receiver, a broadcasting signal received by an antenna is supplied through a band pass filter at the input side, a high frequency amplifier circuit and a band pass filter of the intermediate stage to a mixer where the signal is mixed with the local oscillation signal from a local oscillator and frequency-converted. The output signal from the mixer is delivered through an inter-mediate frequency band pass filter as an intermediate frequency signal, In this case, the pass bands of the band pass filters are changed with the station selection operation at every channel so as to remove unneces-sary signals such as signals of other channels, which may cause image fre-quency signal obstacles~ and secondary high harmonic components produced ~` in the amplifying element Or the high frequency amplifier circuit As mentioned above~ the prior art tuner is provided with the frequency selection circuit for changing the pass band at every channel, so that the circuit construction thereof becomes complicated ~ ....
SUMMARY OF T}IE INVENTION
.~
It is an object of the invention to provide a tuner with simple construction.
.: . ~ . . . - .
. . ~ . , .
;~. . . ~ . .
, . ~
It is another object Or the invention to provide a tuner which can receive only a desired channel signal without a frequency selection circuit switched at every channel According to an aspect of the present invention there is pro-vided a tuner which includes first and second filters whose pass bands are fixed, a switch changeably connected to one Or output terminals of said first and second filters, said switch being so changed that upon receiving a low ti channel said switch is changed to one state to deliver only a signal belonging to the low channel in said broadcasting signal from said first filter while uponreceiving a high channel said switch is changed to the other state to deliver only a signal belonging to the high channel in said broadcasting signal from said second filter. a third filter, a local oscillator, a mixer which is supplied with a local oscillation signal from said local oscillator and a signal from oneof said first and second filters through said third filter to be multiplied witheach other, and means for deliving a signal from said mixer which belongs to : . -a predetermined band as an intermediate frequency signalJ wherein if it is assumed that the lowest frequency in the lowest band of said low channels of . said broadcasting signal is taken as f1L; the highest frequency of the highest band of the low channels as f3H; the lowest frequency in the lowest band oi ~20 said high channels as f4L; the highest frequency in the channel occupying the highest band of said high channels as f12H; the band width of one channel of said broadcasting signal as fB; and the lowest frequency of the interme-`~: diate frequency signal as fL J respectively, the local oscillation frequency `- of said local oscillator is selected higher than the frequency of the broadcast-ing signal at a channel when the channel is received so as to satisiy the follow-` ing conditions (1 ) to (3):
i~ .
3H f1L ~ fd ........ ( L > 12H f4T ~ fPI ......... ~2) .
. - , . . .
~ < 2f1L - f3H - tB
or ,,.. ,... (3) f > 2r3H - rl L ~ rB
More particularly, there is provided:
~ tuner for receiving a broadcasting signal whose frequency band is divided into high and low channels comprising: ¦
a) first and second filter means whose pass bands , are selected to pass signals in the low and high channels, respectively;
: b) a switch means changeably connected to one of .~ output terminals of said first and second filter means, said switch being so changed that upon receiving a low channel said - l switch is changed to one state to deliver only a signal be- .
`~ . longing to the low channel in said broadcasting signal from .
said ~irst filter while upon receiving a high channel said switch is changed to the other state to deli~er only a signal belonging to the high channel in said broadcasting signal from said second filter means; !
c) a third filter means connected to said switch means, said third filter means having a fixed pass band and passing therethrough the broadcasting signal in the low ;~ channels and the broadcasting signal in the high channels but not passing therethrough frequency signal components whose freguency is higher than twice frequency of the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said high channels;
~ d) a local oscillator means:
:~ e) a mixer means connected to receive a local oscil-~ lation signal from said local oscillator means and an output ~ ' _5_ -~r ~
B
~.
109~733 signal from said third filter means to multiply both signals with each other; and f) means for delivering a signal from said mixer means which signal belongs to said predetermined band as an intermediate signal, wherein if it is assumed that the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said low channel of said broadcasting signal is taken as flL; the highest frequency of a channel occupying the highest band of said low channel as f3H; the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said high channel as f4L; the highest frequency of a channel occupying the highest band of said high channel as fl2H; the band width of one channel of said broadcasting signal as fB; and the lowest frequency of ~ :
said intermediate frequency signal as fL, respectively, the local oscillation frequency of said local oscillator is selected higher than the frequency of the broadcasting signal at a channel when the channel is received so as to satisfy ~:
the following conditions (1) to (3);
, 20 fL > 3H 21L B ---.... (1) fL > 12H 4L B ...... (2) ; fL~ lL 3H fB
...... (3) or ~L > 3H lL fB
The other objects, features and advantages of the ¦ present invention will become apparent from the following i, description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
,~ .
. -5a-;".............. . .
;' BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a systematic diagram showing an e~ample of the tuner according to the present invention;
Fig,2 is a connection diagram showing a part of the example shown in Fig. 1; and Figs,3 to 5. inclusive, are diagrams used for explaining the frequency relation.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED Eh~BODIMENTS
An embodiment of the tuner according to the invention will be hereinatter described with reference to Fig,1, A broadcasting signal is received by an antenna 11 and then fed to first and second band pass filters 12L and 12H . respective~y. At the output sides Or the band pass filters 12L
and 1 2H there is provided a switch SA which is switched to a contact L con-nected to the output side Or the filter 1 2L and to a contact H connected to the output side of the Mter 1 2H upon low channel and high channel receptions ~ ' respectively. In this case~ the respecti~re pass bands of the band pass filters 12L and 12H are tixed such that the filter12L passes therethrough only a signal belonging to low channels while the filter 12H passes therethrough or~y a signal belonging to high channels, respectively, For use with the Japanese VHF broadcasting signal reception ~ the pass band Or the filter 12L is selected I
.-B -5b-~. ; s rrom 90 Ml1;5 to 108 Mllz and tha~ of the fil~er 12H from 170 MHz to 222 MHz, respectively. Accordingly, from the switch SA there are derived only the low channel signals upon the low channel reception and only the high channel signals upon the high channel reception, respectively. The signal from the switch SA is fed through a high frequency amplifier circuit 13 and a filter 14 whose pass band is fixed to a mixer 15 which is supplied also with the local oscillation signalfrom a local oscillator 16. In the mixer 15 the signals from the filter 14 and the local oscillator 16 are multiplied with each other to. be frequency-converted. The output signal from the mixer 15 is fed to a band pass filter 17 whose pass band is fixed and from which an intermediate fre-quency signal belonging to a predetermined band is obtained.
In this case, it is assumed that the lowest and highest frequen-cies in the channel occupying the lowest band of low channels are taken as f1 L and f1 H respectively; the local oscillation frequency upon receiving the lowest channel of the low channels as f1; the lowest and highest fre-quencies in the channel occupying the highest band of the low channels as f3L
and f3H J respectively; the local oscillation frequency upon receiving the highest channel of the low channels as f3; the lowest and highest frequencies in the channel occupying the lowest band of high channels as f4L and f4H J
respectively; the local oscillation frequency upon receiving the lowest chan-~; nel of the high channels as f4; the lowest and highest frequencies in the - channel occupying the highest band of high channels as f12L and f12H ~ re-spectively; the local oscillation frequency upon receiving the highest channel of the high channels as f12; the band width of one channel of the broadcasting signal as fB; and the lowest and highest frequencies of the intermediate frequency signal as fL and fH ( = fL + fB) J respectively. In this case, if the local oscillation frequency is selected higher than that of the broadcasting~ ~ signal in a channel when it is received so as to satisfy the following conditions `~ (1)to(3).
f > f3H ~ f1L fB , -.---. (1) ~ .
, s.,.. , .: .
~092733 f >r1 2l-I~ f~L ~ fB . .. .. (2) fl <1 Lf3H ~ fB
- or ......... (3) fL > 3H f1 L ~ fB
q 5 Further, the filter 14 is a low pass or band pass filter which passes therethrough the broadcasting signal in the low channels and the broadcasting signal in the high channels but does not pass therethrough fre-quency signal components whose frequency is higher than 2f4L.
Figs.4 and 5 show diagrams used for explaining the case.
From Fig.4 it will be apparent that fL = f1 ~ f1H And if f1 - f1H is higher than (f3H - f1) ~ the following condition is satisfied.
fL ~ f3H f1 = f3H ~ (f1H + fL) and hence . ~ ~ 2fL > f3H f1 H = f3H ~ f1 L ~ fB
If the condition (1 ) is satisfied, upon receiving the lowest ohannel of the low channela, the signal, which is a multiplied signal of an-other channel signal of the low channels and the local oscillation signal of the frequency f1 at this time, does not fall within the band of an intermediate frequency signal from fL to fH = fL + fB and hence no image frequency signal obstacle is caused. At this time~ since only the low channel signal is obtained from the switch SA, no image frequency signal obstacle caused by the high channel signal is of course caused. Further~ since it is the assumption that the difference between the frequency of the signal of each channel and the local oscillation frequency corresponding to the frequency of each channel signal is constant~ if the condition (1 ) is satisfied~ no imagefrequency signal obstacle is similarly caused upon receiving other channel signals except the lowFst channel of the low channels Similarly, if the , ,: :
, ~ .. . . .
' '~ , - . , ~ .
, - : - , : .
~ 1092733 condi~ion (2) is satisfied, when eLIch channel of the high channels is received there is caused no image frequency signal obstacle (lue to other channel signalsUpon receiving the low channels . only the low channel signal is obtailled from the switch SA and hence the secondary high harmonic com-ponents produced in the high frequency &mplifier circuit 13 are high harmonics of the low channel signals At this time, as may be apparent from Fig 5, if fH is lower than (2f1L - f3) or fL is higher than (2f3H - f1), that is, i fL + fB < 2f1L ~ f3 = 2f1L - (f3H + fL) or fL > 2f3H ~ f1 = 2f3H ~ (f1H + fB + fL) and the condition (3) is satisfied, upon the reception of the low channels all ... the signals, which are multiplied signal of the secondary high harmonics of the low channel signals and the local oscillation signal, are outside the band of the intermediate frequency signal from fL to fH Further~ since the filter 14 does not pass therethrough signal components whose frequency is higher . than 2f4L ~ upon receiving the high channels there appears no unnecessary signal caused by the secondary high harmonics of the high channel signals.
Even in the case where no filter 14 is provided~ if the following condition (4) is satisfied similar to the condition (3), ~20 f < 2f4L 1 2H B ..... (4) or fL > -_1 2H f4L fB
~
upon the reception of the high channels the signal, which is a multiplied signal of the secondary high harmonics of the high channel signals and local oscilla-tion signal, is not fallen within the band from fL to fH Therefore ~ the ` provision of filter 14 means to satisfy the following condition (5) 2f4L - f1 2H ~ fB ~ f < 2f1 2H 4L B , (5) ~ , ~} ' il~" ' .~ -- 8 --;,~' ' ' . . .
` ~ 109Z733 - The tuner ror receiving the Japanese VHF broadcasting signal r at present will be described prac~ically The state of the respective channel signals Or the VHF broadcasting signals in Japan is shown in Fig.3, and the practical frequencies thereof are shown in the following Table . where fB =
6 MHz .
Table Channel Lowest Video Carrier Sound Carrier Highest Frequency FrequencyFrequency Frequency (MHz) (MHz) (MHz) (MHz) G~-10 ~ 1 90 ( = f1 L ) 91.25 95.75 96 ( = f1 H)
Fickl of tl~ lvcntiol~
Tllis invcntion relates generally to a tuner, and is directod more par~icularly to a tuner for use with a television recei~;er which can receive only a desired ch~nnel signal positively.
Descr~ption of the Prior Art In general, with a prior art VHF tuner for a television receiver, a broadcasting signal received by an antenna is supplied through a band pass filter at the input side, a high frequency amplifier circuit and a band pass filter of the intermediate stage to a mixer where the signal is mixed with the local oscillation signal from a local oscillator and frequency-converted. The output signal from the mixer is delivered through an inter-mediate frequency band pass filter as an intermediate frequency signal, In this case, the pass bands of the band pass filters are changed with the station selection operation at every channel so as to remove unneces-sary signals such as signals of other channels, which may cause image fre-quency signal obstacles~ and secondary high harmonic components produced ~` in the amplifying element Or the high frequency amplifier circuit As mentioned above~ the prior art tuner is provided with the frequency selection circuit for changing the pass band at every channel, so that the circuit construction thereof becomes complicated ~ ....
SUMMARY OF T}IE INVENTION
.~
It is an object of the invention to provide a tuner with simple construction.
.: . ~ . . . - .
. . ~ . , .
;~. . . ~ . .
, . ~
It is another object Or the invention to provide a tuner which can receive only a desired channel signal without a frequency selection circuit switched at every channel According to an aspect of the present invention there is pro-vided a tuner which includes first and second filters whose pass bands are fixed, a switch changeably connected to one Or output terminals of said first and second filters, said switch being so changed that upon receiving a low ti channel said switch is changed to one state to deliver only a signal belonging to the low channel in said broadcasting signal from said first filter while uponreceiving a high channel said switch is changed to the other state to deliver only a signal belonging to the high channel in said broadcasting signal from said second filter. a third filter, a local oscillator, a mixer which is supplied with a local oscillation signal from said local oscillator and a signal from oneof said first and second filters through said third filter to be multiplied witheach other, and means for deliving a signal from said mixer which belongs to : . -a predetermined band as an intermediate frequency signalJ wherein if it is assumed that the lowest frequency in the lowest band of said low channels of . said broadcasting signal is taken as f1L; the highest frequency of the highest band of the low channels as f3H; the lowest frequency in the lowest band oi ~20 said high channels as f4L; the highest frequency in the channel occupying the highest band of said high channels as f12H; the band width of one channel of said broadcasting signal as fB; and the lowest frequency of the interme-`~: diate frequency signal as fL J respectively, the local oscillation frequency `- of said local oscillator is selected higher than the frequency of the broadcast-ing signal at a channel when the channel is received so as to satisiy the follow-` ing conditions (1 ) to (3):
i~ .
3H f1L ~ fd ........ ( L > 12H f4T ~ fPI ......... ~2) .
. - , . . .
~ < 2f1L - f3H - tB
or ,,.. ,... (3) f > 2r3H - rl L ~ rB
More particularly, there is provided:
~ tuner for receiving a broadcasting signal whose frequency band is divided into high and low channels comprising: ¦
a) first and second filter means whose pass bands , are selected to pass signals in the low and high channels, respectively;
: b) a switch means changeably connected to one of .~ output terminals of said first and second filter means, said switch being so changed that upon receiving a low channel said - l switch is changed to one state to deliver only a signal be- .
`~ . longing to the low channel in said broadcasting signal from .
said ~irst filter while upon receiving a high channel said switch is changed to the other state to deli~er only a signal belonging to the high channel in said broadcasting signal from said second filter means; !
c) a third filter means connected to said switch means, said third filter means having a fixed pass band and passing therethrough the broadcasting signal in the low ;~ channels and the broadcasting signal in the high channels but not passing therethrough frequency signal components whose freguency is higher than twice frequency of the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said high channels;
~ d) a local oscillator means:
:~ e) a mixer means connected to receive a local oscil-~ lation signal from said local oscillator means and an output ~ ' _5_ -~r ~
B
~.
109~733 signal from said third filter means to multiply both signals with each other; and f) means for delivering a signal from said mixer means which signal belongs to said predetermined band as an intermediate signal, wherein if it is assumed that the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said low channel of said broadcasting signal is taken as flL; the highest frequency of a channel occupying the highest band of said low channel as f3H; the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said high channel as f4L; the highest frequency of a channel occupying the highest band of said high channel as fl2H; the band width of one channel of said broadcasting signal as fB; and the lowest frequency of ~ :
said intermediate frequency signal as fL, respectively, the local oscillation frequency of said local oscillator is selected higher than the frequency of the broadcasting signal at a channel when the channel is received so as to satisfy ~:
the following conditions (1) to (3);
, 20 fL > 3H 21L B ---.... (1) fL > 12H 4L B ...... (2) ; fL~ lL 3H fB
...... (3) or ~L > 3H lL fB
The other objects, features and advantages of the ¦ present invention will become apparent from the following i, description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
,~ .
. -5a-;".............. . .
;' BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a systematic diagram showing an e~ample of the tuner according to the present invention;
Fig,2 is a connection diagram showing a part of the example shown in Fig. 1; and Figs,3 to 5. inclusive, are diagrams used for explaining the frequency relation.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED Eh~BODIMENTS
An embodiment of the tuner according to the invention will be hereinatter described with reference to Fig,1, A broadcasting signal is received by an antenna 11 and then fed to first and second band pass filters 12L and 12H . respective~y. At the output sides Or the band pass filters 12L
and 1 2H there is provided a switch SA which is switched to a contact L con-nected to the output side Or the filter 1 2L and to a contact H connected to the output side of the Mter 1 2H upon low channel and high channel receptions ~ ' respectively. In this case~ the respecti~re pass bands of the band pass filters 12L and 12H are tixed such that the filter12L passes therethrough only a signal belonging to low channels while the filter 12H passes therethrough or~y a signal belonging to high channels, respectively, For use with the Japanese VHF broadcasting signal reception ~ the pass band Or the filter 12L is selected I
.-B -5b-~. ; s rrom 90 Ml1;5 to 108 Mllz and tha~ of the fil~er 12H from 170 MHz to 222 MHz, respectively. Accordingly, from the switch SA there are derived only the low channel signals upon the low channel reception and only the high channel signals upon the high channel reception, respectively. The signal from the switch SA is fed through a high frequency amplifier circuit 13 and a filter 14 whose pass band is fixed to a mixer 15 which is supplied also with the local oscillation signalfrom a local oscillator 16. In the mixer 15 the signals from the filter 14 and the local oscillator 16 are multiplied with each other to. be frequency-converted. The output signal from the mixer 15 is fed to a band pass filter 17 whose pass band is fixed and from which an intermediate fre-quency signal belonging to a predetermined band is obtained.
In this case, it is assumed that the lowest and highest frequen-cies in the channel occupying the lowest band of low channels are taken as f1 L and f1 H respectively; the local oscillation frequency upon receiving the lowest channel of the low channels as f1; the lowest and highest fre-quencies in the channel occupying the highest band of the low channels as f3L
and f3H J respectively; the local oscillation frequency upon receiving the highest channel of the low channels as f3; the lowest and highest frequencies in the channel occupying the lowest band of high channels as f4L and f4H J
respectively; the local oscillation frequency upon receiving the lowest chan-~; nel of the high channels as f4; the lowest and highest frequencies in the - channel occupying the highest band of high channels as f12L and f12H ~ re-spectively; the local oscillation frequency upon receiving the highest channel of the high channels as f12; the band width of one channel of the broadcasting signal as fB; and the lowest and highest frequencies of the intermediate frequency signal as fL and fH ( = fL + fB) J respectively. In this case, if the local oscillation frequency is selected higher than that of the broadcasting~ ~ signal in a channel when it is received so as to satisfy the following conditions `~ (1)to(3).
f > f3H ~ f1L fB , -.---. (1) ~ .
, s.,.. , .: .
~092733 f >r1 2l-I~ f~L ~ fB . .. .. (2) fl <1 Lf3H ~ fB
- or ......... (3) fL > 3H f1 L ~ fB
q 5 Further, the filter 14 is a low pass or band pass filter which passes therethrough the broadcasting signal in the low channels and the broadcasting signal in the high channels but does not pass therethrough fre-quency signal components whose frequency is higher than 2f4L.
Figs.4 and 5 show diagrams used for explaining the case.
From Fig.4 it will be apparent that fL = f1 ~ f1H And if f1 - f1H is higher than (f3H - f1) ~ the following condition is satisfied.
fL ~ f3H f1 = f3H ~ (f1H + fL) and hence . ~ ~ 2fL > f3H f1 H = f3H ~ f1 L ~ fB
If the condition (1 ) is satisfied, upon receiving the lowest ohannel of the low channela, the signal, which is a multiplied signal of an-other channel signal of the low channels and the local oscillation signal of the frequency f1 at this time, does not fall within the band of an intermediate frequency signal from fL to fH = fL + fB and hence no image frequency signal obstacle is caused. At this time~ since only the low channel signal is obtained from the switch SA, no image frequency signal obstacle caused by the high channel signal is of course caused. Further~ since it is the assumption that the difference between the frequency of the signal of each channel and the local oscillation frequency corresponding to the frequency of each channel signal is constant~ if the condition (1 ) is satisfied~ no imagefrequency signal obstacle is similarly caused upon receiving other channel signals except the lowFst channel of the low channels Similarly, if the , ,: :
, ~ .. . . .
' '~ , - . , ~ .
, - : - , : .
~ 1092733 condi~ion (2) is satisfied, when eLIch channel of the high channels is received there is caused no image frequency signal obstacle (lue to other channel signalsUpon receiving the low channels . only the low channel signal is obtailled from the switch SA and hence the secondary high harmonic com-ponents produced in the high frequency &mplifier circuit 13 are high harmonics of the low channel signals At this time, as may be apparent from Fig 5, if fH is lower than (2f1L - f3) or fL is higher than (2f3H - f1), that is, i fL + fB < 2f1L ~ f3 = 2f1L - (f3H + fL) or fL > 2f3H ~ f1 = 2f3H ~ (f1H + fB + fL) and the condition (3) is satisfied, upon the reception of the low channels all ... the signals, which are multiplied signal of the secondary high harmonics of the low channel signals and the local oscillation signal, are outside the band of the intermediate frequency signal from fL to fH Further~ since the filter 14 does not pass therethrough signal components whose frequency is higher . than 2f4L ~ upon receiving the high channels there appears no unnecessary signal caused by the secondary high harmonics of the high channel signals.
Even in the case where no filter 14 is provided~ if the following condition (4) is satisfied similar to the condition (3), ~20 f < 2f4L 1 2H B ..... (4) or fL > -_1 2H f4L fB
~
upon the reception of the high channels the signal, which is a multiplied signal of the secondary high harmonics of the high channel signals and local oscilla-tion signal, is not fallen within the band from fL to fH Therefore ~ the ` provision of filter 14 means to satisfy the following condition (5) 2f4L - f1 2H ~ fB ~ f < 2f1 2H 4L B , (5) ~ , ~} ' il~" ' .~ -- 8 --;,~' ' ' . . .
` ~ 109Z733 - The tuner ror receiving the Japanese VHF broadcasting signal r at present will be described prac~ically The state of the respective channel signals Or the VHF broadcasting signals in Japan is shown in Fig.3, and the practical frequencies thereof are shown in the following Table . where fB =
6 MHz .
Table Channel Lowest Video Carrier Sound Carrier Highest Frequency FrequencyFrequency Frequency (MHz) (MHz) (MHz) (MHz) G~-10 ~ 1 90 ( = f1 L ) 91.25 95.75 96 ( = f1 H)
2 96 97.25 101.75 102
3 102(=f3L) 103.25 107.75 108(=f3H)
4 170(=f4L) 171.25 175.75 176(2f4H) 176 1 77.25 181.75 182 6 182 183.25 187,75 188 7 188 189,25 193.75 194 ~3 8 192 193.25 197.75 198 O 9 198 199.25 203.75 204 204 205.25 209.75 210 11 210 211.25 215.75 216 12 21 6 (--f12L) 217.25 221.75 222 ( = f12H)~
., I
Accordingly, from the condition (1) there is derived the follow-ing condition (6):
fL ~ 3H 1L fB = 6 MHz ............................................ (6) .
25 From the condition (2)~ the following condition (7) is derived:
` f > f 12H f4L fB = 23 MHz , .. , .. (7) .. .
_ g _ : ~ . . : - , ~ .
:. :............... .
A 109 ~73 3 From the condition (3), the follo~ving condition (8) is derived: .
< 2r1L _ f~3ll - rl3 = 33 MHz or ..... (8) fL > 2f 31~ - f1L ~ fB = 60 MHz .~
Accordingly, the following condition (9) will satisfy all the conditions (6) to (8).
23 MHz ~ fL ~ 33 MHz or ...... (9) fL > 60 MHz If the video intermediate frequency is taken as fp, fp =
fL ~ 4.75 MHz . Therefore, it is enough that fp satisfies the following condition (10).
27.75 MHz < rp ~ 37.75 MHz or ...... (10) ~
15~ fp > 64.75 MHz ~:
. . ` . -In this case, if it is desired that the condition (5) is also 9 ~ ` ' satisfied~ from the condition (5)~ the following condition (11) is derived;
56 MHz ~ fL < 134 MHz ....................................................... (11) Therefore, from the conditions (11) and (9) it is sufficient ~; ~ ~ that the following condition (12~ is satisfied:
60 MHz ~ fL ~ 134 MHz ....................................................... (12) : The video intermediate frequency fp is sufficient to satisfy the following condition (13):
64.75 MHz < fp < 138.75 MHz ........... (13) 25 ~ If in addition to the above conditions (1) to (3) or (1) to (3) i . ~ . . . .
;~ ~'` `~ '' , ' ' .
~,. . . . . .
~ ~09Z733 and (5) the following conditions (-14) to (16) are satistied f1 = f1 L + fB + fL ~ f3H
hence L > f3H flL ~ fB ...... (14) f3 = f3L + fB + fL ~ f4L
hence L < f4L f3L ~ fB ...... (15) f4 = f4L + fB + fL > f1 2H
hence fL > f1 2H ~ f4L ~ fB ... , .... (16) :
it can be possible that the band of the low channel broadcasting signal. the band of the local oscillation signal upon receiving the low channels, the band of the high channel broadcasting signal and the band of the local oscillation . signal upon receiving the high channel are not overlapped.
The practical values of the tuner receiving the Japanese VHF
broadcasting signal at present in view of the above conditions are as follows:
From the conditions (14) to (16) there are derived the following conMtions (17) to (19)~ respectively:
fL > f3H ~ f1L ~ fB = 12 MHz ............ (17) fL ~ f4L - f3L ~ fB = 62 MHz ............ (18) L > f12H ~ f4H ~ fB = 46 MHz ............ (19) Thus, from the above conditions the following conMtion (20) . ~
is obtained, - 46 MHz ~ fL ~ 62 MHz .................... (20) - Therefore. in the case of conditions (1) to (3) from the i ~ .
~ .
., _ 1 1 _ - ; ?
: . . - . -conditions (9) and (20), and in the case of condition (5) in addition to conditions (1) to (3) from the conditions (12) and (20) the following condition (21) is obtained.
60 MHz < fL < 62 MHz ....................... (21) The video intermediate frequency fp is sufficient to satisfy the following condition (22).
64.75 MHz < fp ~ 66.75 MHz ................. .(22) It may be considered that in the high frequency amplifier circuit 13, there is generated a secondary distortion component which has the difference frequency among the frequencies of each channel signal and the distortion component is not frequency-converted in the mixer lS and delivered as the signal in the band of the intermediate ~ -frequency signal. However, if the mixer 15 is formed of two transistors 18 and 19 connected differentially, a current ,~ source 20 is connected to the emitters of both the transistors 18 and 19 which converts the output signal from the high frequency amplifier 13 to a current, the local oscillator 16 is connected between the bases of both the transistors 18 and 19, and the band pass filter 17 for the intermediate frequency signal is connected to the collectors of the transistors 18 and 19 as shown in Fig. 2, the secondary distortion components are cancelled. As a result, no secondary distortion components ~`~ are delivered through the band pass filter 17.
As described above, according to the present invention, without the provision of the frequency selection circuit switched at every channel, the occurrence of any image frequency signal obstacle caused by the other channel signals is prevented and the occurrence of unnecessary signals caused by the secondary high harmonics is avoided. Thus, the tuner of the invention can receive only a desired channel signal with very simple construction.
. . .
- , . ' ' : .
Further, with the invention the band of broadcasting signals and he band of the local oscillation signal can be separated, so that even if the locai oscillation signal may be leaked, this leaked signal does not act as jamming signals for other receivers located near.
; In the above description, the Japanese VHF signal reception is exemplified, but it may be apparent that the same can be applied for any other VHF signal reception.
It will be apparent that many modifications and variations could be effected by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirits or scope of the novel concepts of the present invention.
*.
. : ~
,.
3 . ~:
, ~, ~ 30 , '.
. . ..
. :.. : . .
`, .' : -~' ': ' ' ` '
., I
Accordingly, from the condition (1) there is derived the follow-ing condition (6):
fL ~ 3H 1L fB = 6 MHz ............................................ (6) .
25 From the condition (2)~ the following condition (7) is derived:
` f > f 12H f4L fB = 23 MHz , .. , .. (7) .. .
_ g _ : ~ . . : - , ~ .
:. :............... .
A 109 ~73 3 From the condition (3), the follo~ving condition (8) is derived: .
< 2r1L _ f~3ll - rl3 = 33 MHz or ..... (8) fL > 2f 31~ - f1L ~ fB = 60 MHz .~
Accordingly, the following condition (9) will satisfy all the conditions (6) to (8).
23 MHz ~ fL ~ 33 MHz or ...... (9) fL > 60 MHz If the video intermediate frequency is taken as fp, fp =
fL ~ 4.75 MHz . Therefore, it is enough that fp satisfies the following condition (10).
27.75 MHz < rp ~ 37.75 MHz or ...... (10) ~
15~ fp > 64.75 MHz ~:
. . ` . -In this case, if it is desired that the condition (5) is also 9 ~ ` ' satisfied~ from the condition (5)~ the following condition (11) is derived;
56 MHz ~ fL < 134 MHz ....................................................... (11) Therefore, from the conditions (11) and (9) it is sufficient ~; ~ ~ that the following condition (12~ is satisfied:
60 MHz ~ fL ~ 134 MHz ....................................................... (12) : The video intermediate frequency fp is sufficient to satisfy the following condition (13):
64.75 MHz < fp < 138.75 MHz ........... (13) 25 ~ If in addition to the above conditions (1) to (3) or (1) to (3) i . ~ . . . .
;~ ~'` `~ '' , ' ' .
~,. . . . . .
~ ~09Z733 and (5) the following conditions (-14) to (16) are satistied f1 = f1 L + fB + fL ~ f3H
hence L > f3H flL ~ fB ...... (14) f3 = f3L + fB + fL ~ f4L
hence L < f4L f3L ~ fB ...... (15) f4 = f4L + fB + fL > f1 2H
hence fL > f1 2H ~ f4L ~ fB ... , .... (16) :
it can be possible that the band of the low channel broadcasting signal. the band of the local oscillation signal upon receiving the low channels, the band of the high channel broadcasting signal and the band of the local oscillation . signal upon receiving the high channel are not overlapped.
The practical values of the tuner receiving the Japanese VHF
broadcasting signal at present in view of the above conditions are as follows:
From the conditions (14) to (16) there are derived the following conMtions (17) to (19)~ respectively:
fL > f3H ~ f1L ~ fB = 12 MHz ............ (17) fL ~ f4L - f3L ~ fB = 62 MHz ............ (18) L > f12H ~ f4H ~ fB = 46 MHz ............ (19) Thus, from the above conditions the following conMtion (20) . ~
is obtained, - 46 MHz ~ fL ~ 62 MHz .................... (20) - Therefore. in the case of conditions (1) to (3) from the i ~ .
~ .
., _ 1 1 _ - ; ?
: . . - . -conditions (9) and (20), and in the case of condition (5) in addition to conditions (1) to (3) from the conditions (12) and (20) the following condition (21) is obtained.
60 MHz < fL < 62 MHz ....................... (21) The video intermediate frequency fp is sufficient to satisfy the following condition (22).
64.75 MHz < fp ~ 66.75 MHz ................. .(22) It may be considered that in the high frequency amplifier circuit 13, there is generated a secondary distortion component which has the difference frequency among the frequencies of each channel signal and the distortion component is not frequency-converted in the mixer lS and delivered as the signal in the band of the intermediate ~ -frequency signal. However, if the mixer 15 is formed of two transistors 18 and 19 connected differentially, a current ,~ source 20 is connected to the emitters of both the transistors 18 and 19 which converts the output signal from the high frequency amplifier 13 to a current, the local oscillator 16 is connected between the bases of both the transistors 18 and 19, and the band pass filter 17 for the intermediate frequency signal is connected to the collectors of the transistors 18 and 19 as shown in Fig. 2, the secondary distortion components are cancelled. As a result, no secondary distortion components ~`~ are delivered through the band pass filter 17.
As described above, according to the present invention, without the provision of the frequency selection circuit switched at every channel, the occurrence of any image frequency signal obstacle caused by the other channel signals is prevented and the occurrence of unnecessary signals caused by the secondary high harmonics is avoided. Thus, the tuner of the invention can receive only a desired channel signal with very simple construction.
. . .
- , . ' ' : .
Further, with the invention the band of broadcasting signals and he band of the local oscillation signal can be separated, so that even if the locai oscillation signal may be leaked, this leaked signal does not act as jamming signals for other receivers located near.
; In the above description, the Japanese VHF signal reception is exemplified, but it may be apparent that the same can be applied for any other VHF signal reception.
It will be apparent that many modifications and variations could be effected by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirits or scope of the novel concepts of the present invention.
*.
. : ~
,.
3 . ~:
, ~, ~ 30 , '.
. . ..
. :.. : . .
`, .' : -~' ': ' ' ` '
Claims (4)
1. A tuner for receiving a broadcasting signal whose frequency band is divided into high and low channels comprising:
a) first and second filter means whose pass bands are selected to pass signals in the low and high channels, respectively;
b) a switch means changeably connected to one of output terminals of said first and second filter means, said switch being so changed that upon receiving a low channel said switch is changed to one state to deliver only a signal belonging to the low channel in said broadcasting signal from said first filter while upon receiving a high channel said switch is changed to the other state to deliver only a signal belonging to the high channel in said broadcasting signal from said second filter means;
c) a third filter means connected to said switch means, said third filter means having a fixed pass band and passing therethrough the broadcasting signal in the low channels and the broadcasting signal in the high channels but not passing therethrough frequency signal components whose frequency is higher than twice frequency of the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said high channels;
d) a local oscillator means;
e) a mixer means connected to receive a local oscillation signal from said local oscillator means and an output signal from said third filter means to multiply both signals with each other; and f) means for delivering a signal from said mixer means which signal belongs to a predetermined band as an intermediate signal, wherein if it is assumed that the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said low channel of said broadcasting signal is taken as f1L; the highest frequency of a channel occupying the highest band of said low channel as f3H; the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said high channel as f4L; the highest frequency of a channel occupying the highest band of said high channel as f12H; the band width of one channel of said broadcasting signal as fB; and the lowest frequency of said intermediate frequency signal as fL, respectively, the local oscillation frequency of said local oscillator is selected higher than the frequency of the broadcasting signal at a channel when the channel is received so as to satisfy the following conditions (1) to (3):
......(1) ......(2) or ......(3)
a) first and second filter means whose pass bands are selected to pass signals in the low and high channels, respectively;
b) a switch means changeably connected to one of output terminals of said first and second filter means, said switch being so changed that upon receiving a low channel said switch is changed to one state to deliver only a signal belonging to the low channel in said broadcasting signal from said first filter while upon receiving a high channel said switch is changed to the other state to deliver only a signal belonging to the high channel in said broadcasting signal from said second filter means;
c) a third filter means connected to said switch means, said third filter means having a fixed pass band and passing therethrough the broadcasting signal in the low channels and the broadcasting signal in the high channels but not passing therethrough frequency signal components whose frequency is higher than twice frequency of the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said high channels;
d) a local oscillator means;
e) a mixer means connected to receive a local oscillation signal from said local oscillator means and an output signal from said third filter means to multiply both signals with each other; and f) means for delivering a signal from said mixer means which signal belongs to a predetermined band as an intermediate signal, wherein if it is assumed that the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said low channel of said broadcasting signal is taken as f1L; the highest frequency of a channel occupying the highest band of said low channel as f3H; the lowest frequency of a channel occupying the lowest band of said high channel as f4L; the highest frequency of a channel occupying the highest band of said high channel as f12H; the band width of one channel of said broadcasting signal as fB; and the lowest frequency of said intermediate frequency signal as fL, respectively, the local oscillation frequency of said local oscillator is selected higher than the frequency of the broadcasting signal at a channel when the channel is received so as to satisfy the following conditions (1) to (3):
......(1) ......(2) or ......(3)
2. A tuner as claimed in Claim 1, in which said signal delivering means is formed of a filter.
3. A tuner as claimed in Claim 1, in which said third filter means is a low pass filter which passes there-through a broadcasting signal of the low channel.
4. A tuner as claimed in claim 1, in which said third filter means is a band pass filter which passes there-through a broadcasting signal of the high channel.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP136622/75 | 1975-11-13 | ||
| JP50136622A JPS5826699B2 (en) | 1975-11-13 | 1975-11-13 | Chuyuna |
| US73927576A | 1976-11-05 | 1976-11-05 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1092733A true CA1092733A (en) | 1980-12-30 |
Family
ID=26470145
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA264,889A Expired CA1092733A (en) | 1975-11-13 | 1976-11-04 | Multi-band tuner |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4115737A (en) |
| JP (1) | JPS5826699B2 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU502221B2 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA1092733A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE2651796A1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2331915A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1562918A (en) |
| NL (1) | NL7612560A (en) |
Families Citing this family (50)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4234965A (en) * | 1978-06-28 | 1980-11-18 | Motorola, Inc. | Communication tuning system utilizing local oscillator frequency selection for maximum RF filter bandwidth and method thereof |
| JPS55158639U (en) * | 1979-05-02 | 1980-11-14 | ||
| US4271529A (en) * | 1980-03-20 | 1981-06-02 | Zenith Radio Corporation | Tunable resonant circuits for a multi-band VHF/UHF/CATV tuner |
| JPS6139733A (en) * | 1984-07-31 | 1986-02-25 | Seiko Epson Corp | Vhf tuner |
| FI109736B (en) * | 1993-11-01 | 2002-09-30 | Nokia Corp | Changing the receiver's frequency range and bandwidth using a mirror-frequency-damping mixer |
| GB9509145D0 (en) * | 1995-04-28 | 1995-06-28 | Thomson Consumer Electronics | Two band 25 channel cordless telephone system |
| US5575001A (en) * | 1995-06-07 | 1996-11-12 | Hwa Lin Electronic Co., Ltd. | Direct broadcasting satellite tuner with a negative feedback and image compression circuit |
| JPH09200070A (en) * | 1996-01-12 | 1997-07-31 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Reception circuit |
| FR2745131A1 (en) * | 1996-02-21 | 1997-08-22 | Philips Electronics Nv | MULTIMODE RADIO TELEPHONY APPARATUS |
| JPH09294261A (en) * | 1996-04-26 | 1997-11-11 | Sharp Corp | Dbs tuner for satellite broadcast receiver |
| US7515896B1 (en) | 1998-10-21 | 2009-04-07 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and system for down-converting an electromagnetic signal, and transforms for same, and aperture relationships |
| US6061551A (en) | 1998-10-21 | 2000-05-09 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and system for down-converting electromagnetic signals |
| US6560301B1 (en) | 1998-10-21 | 2003-05-06 | Parkervision, Inc. | Integrated frequency translation and selectivity with a variety of filter embodiments |
| US6542722B1 (en) | 1998-10-21 | 2003-04-01 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and system for frequency up-conversion with variety of transmitter configurations |
| US6370371B1 (en) | 1998-10-21 | 2002-04-09 | Parkervision, Inc. | Applications of universal frequency translation |
| US7027786B1 (en) | 1998-10-21 | 2006-04-11 | Parkervision, Inc. | Carrier and clock recovery using universal frequency translation |
| US7236754B2 (en) | 1999-08-23 | 2007-06-26 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and system for frequency up-conversion |
| US6813485B2 (en) | 1998-10-21 | 2004-11-02 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and system for down-converting and up-converting an electromagnetic signal, and transforms for same |
| US7039372B1 (en) | 1998-10-21 | 2006-05-02 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and system for frequency up-conversion with modulation embodiments |
| US7006805B1 (en) * | 1999-01-22 | 2006-02-28 | Parker Vision, Inc. | Aliasing communication system with multi-mode and multi-band functionality and embodiments thereof, such as the family radio service |
| US6879817B1 (en) | 1999-04-16 | 2005-04-12 | Parkervision, Inc. | DC offset, re-radiation, and I/Q solutions using universal frequency translation technology |
| US6873836B1 (en) | 1999-03-03 | 2005-03-29 | Parkervision, Inc. | Universal platform module and methods and apparatuses relating thereto enabled by universal frequency translation technology |
| US6853690B1 (en) | 1999-04-16 | 2005-02-08 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method, system and apparatus for balanced frequency up-conversion of a baseband signal and 4-phase receiver and transceiver embodiments |
| US7110435B1 (en) | 1999-03-15 | 2006-09-19 | Parkervision, Inc. | Spread spectrum applications of universal frequency translation |
| US7110444B1 (en) | 1999-08-04 | 2006-09-19 | Parkervision, Inc. | Wireless local area network (WLAN) using universal frequency translation technology including multi-phase embodiments and circuit implementations |
| US7065162B1 (en) | 1999-04-16 | 2006-06-20 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and system for down-converting an electromagnetic signal, and transforms for same |
| US7693230B2 (en) | 1999-04-16 | 2010-04-06 | Parkervision, Inc. | Apparatus and method of differential IQ frequency up-conversion |
| US7072390B1 (en) | 1999-08-04 | 2006-07-04 | Parkervision, Inc. | Wireless local area network (WLAN) using universal frequency translation technology including multi-phase embodiments |
| US7054296B1 (en) | 1999-08-04 | 2006-05-30 | Parkervision, Inc. | Wireless local area network (WLAN) technology and applications including techniques of universal frequency translation |
| US8295406B1 (en) | 1999-08-04 | 2012-10-23 | Parkervision, Inc. | Universal platform module for a plurality of communication protocols |
| US7082171B1 (en) | 1999-11-24 | 2006-07-25 | Parkervision, Inc. | Phase shifting applications of universal frequency translation |
| US6963734B2 (en) | 1999-12-22 | 2005-11-08 | Parkervision, Inc. | Differential frequency down-conversion using techniques of universal frequency translation technology |
| US7010286B2 (en) | 2000-04-14 | 2006-03-07 | Parkervision, Inc. | Apparatus, system, and method for down-converting and up-converting electromagnetic signals |
| DE60037722T2 (en) * | 2000-05-17 | 2009-01-15 | Sony Deutschland Gmbh | AM receiver |
| US7554508B2 (en) | 2000-06-09 | 2009-06-30 | Parker Vision, Inc. | Phased array antenna applications on universal frequency translation |
| US7454453B2 (en) | 2000-11-14 | 2008-11-18 | Parkervision, Inc. | Methods, systems, and computer program products for parallel correlation and applications thereof |
| US7010559B2 (en) | 2000-11-14 | 2006-03-07 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and apparatus for a parallel correlator and applications thereof |
| GB2372174B (en) * | 2001-02-12 | 2003-07-16 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Intermediate frequency planning in radio transmitters and receivers |
| WO2002089327A1 (en) * | 2001-04-27 | 2002-11-07 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Switch in uhf bandpass |
| US7072427B2 (en) | 2001-11-09 | 2006-07-04 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and apparatus for reducing DC offsets in a communication system |
| US7085335B2 (en) | 2001-11-09 | 2006-08-01 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and apparatus for reducing DC offsets in a communication system |
| US7333791B2 (en) * | 2001-12-11 | 2008-02-19 | Microtune (Texas), L.P. | Use of an image reject mixer in a forward data channel tuner |
| JP4166466B2 (en) * | 2001-12-19 | 2008-10-15 | ソニー株式会社 | Wireless communication system and wireless communication method, wireless communication apparatus and control method thereof, and computer program |
| US20050143031A1 (en) * | 2002-02-06 | 2005-06-30 | Oswald Moonen | Multi-band receiver |
| US6643503B1 (en) * | 2002-04-17 | 2003-11-04 | Motorola, Inc. | Wireless speaker for radio communication device |
| US6975848B2 (en) | 2002-06-04 | 2005-12-13 | Parkervision, Inc. | Method and apparatus for DC offset removal in a radio frequency communication channel |
| US7321640B2 (en) | 2002-06-07 | 2008-01-22 | Parkervision, Inc. | Active polyphase inverter filter for quadrature signal generation |
| US7460584B2 (en) | 2002-07-18 | 2008-12-02 | Parkervision, Inc. | Networking methods and systems |
| US7379883B2 (en) | 2002-07-18 | 2008-05-27 | Parkervision, Inc. | Networking methods and systems |
| EP3672177A1 (en) * | 2018-12-20 | 2020-06-24 | GN Hearing A/S | Hearing device having dual band radio using image frequency |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3639840A (en) * | 1969-11-28 | 1972-02-01 | Spencer Kennedy Lab Inc | Multicarrier transmission system |
| US3931578A (en) * | 1973-12-26 | 1976-01-06 | General Electric Company | Multiple frequency band receiver tuner system using single, non-bandswitched local oscillator |
| JPS50135912A (en) * | 1974-03-30 | 1975-10-28 | ||
| US3942120A (en) * | 1974-07-22 | 1976-03-02 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | SWD FM receiver circuit |
| US4045740A (en) * | 1975-10-28 | 1977-08-30 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army | Method for optimizing the bandwidth of a radio receiver |
-
1975
- 1975-11-13 JP JP50136622A patent/JPS5826699B2/en not_active Expired
-
1976
- 1976-11-04 CA CA264,889A patent/CA1092733A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-11-08 GB GB46401/76A patent/GB1562918A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-11-08 AU AU19386/76A patent/AU502221B2/en not_active Expired
- 1976-11-10 FR FR7633992A patent/FR2331915A1/en active Granted
- 1976-11-11 NL NL7612560A patent/NL7612560A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1976-11-12 DE DE19762651796 patent/DE2651796A1/en not_active Ceased
-
1977
- 1977-11-14 US US05/851,283 patent/US4115737A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| NL7612560A (en) | 1977-05-17 |
| US4115737A (en) | 1978-09-19 |
| DE2651796A1 (en) | 1977-05-26 |
| JPS5260514A (en) | 1977-05-19 |
| FR2331915B1 (en) | 1982-08-13 |
| AU1938676A (en) | 1978-05-18 |
| JPS5826699B2 (en) | 1983-06-04 |
| GB1562918A (en) | 1980-03-19 |
| AU502221B2 (en) | 1979-07-19 |
| FR2331915A1 (en) | 1977-06-10 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| CA1092733A (en) | Multi-band tuner | |
| CA1069629A (en) | Multi-band tuner with fixed broadband input filters | |
| US5014349A (en) | Television tuner for common use in BS/UV | |
| US5355532A (en) | Television tuner unit having shield housing | |
| US4592093A (en) | Super high frequency receiver | |
| JPH0678227A (en) | Method and apparatus for reception of broadcasting signal | |
| CN101729826B (en) | Tuner device | |
| US4876739A (en) | TVRO receiver system with low-cost video-noise reduction filter | |
| EP0668656B1 (en) | A tuner for a satellite broadcasting receiver | |
| US4315333A (en) | Circuit arrangement for a wide-band VHF-UHF television double superheterodyne receiver | |
| US4718117A (en) | TVRO receiver system with low-cost video-noise reduction filter | |
| US5093922A (en) | Receiving apparatus for receiving a bs-if signal converted into a superhigh band or uhf band | |
| GB2342238A (en) | Digital terrestrial TV tuner | |
| KR970007041Y1 (en) | Tuner | |
| JP3308648B2 (en) | Broadband DBS tuner | |
| KR20020030379A (en) | Double conversion type tuner for using trap circuit | |
| US20050018088A1 (en) | Television apparatus provided with fm radio reception | |
| GB1565899A (en) | Circuit arrangemnt for receiving one of the sidebands of a double sideband signal | |
| JP2730056B2 (en) | Television tuner | |
| KR970004658Y1 (en) | Tuner for satellite broadcasting system | |
| KR970010384B1 (en) | Multi-broadcasting receiver system | |
| JP2001292445A (en) | Satellite digital broadcast down-converter for head end | |
| KR940003925Y1 (en) | Double-band receiver | |
| US8838054B2 (en) | FM receiver | |
| KR20130063953A (en) | Tuner module |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKEX | Expiry | ||
| MKEX | Expiry |
Effective date: 19971230 |