Telecommunications – Receiver or analog modulated signal frequency converter – Signal selection based on frequency
Patent
1983-12-05
1985-10-01
Ng, Jin F.
Telecommunications
Receiver or analog modulated signal frequency converter
Signal selection based on frequency
455209, 455260, 455315, 455317, H04B 126
Patent
active
045450722
ABSTRACT:
A synthesizer radio frequency (RF) signal receiver (FIG. 1) for single sideband radios is described that can eliminate interference due to internally generated spurious signals, commonly referred to as "whistler spurs". The unique receiver includes first and second mixers (102 and 106), which are intercoupled by a 75 mHz crystal filter (104) having a 20 kHz passband, and which are each coupled to signals from voltage controlled oscillators (120 and 140). The first IF frequency provided by the first mixer (102) varies about 75 mHz, and the second IF frequency provided by the second mixer (106) is fixed at 11.4 mHz. The second mixer (106) is coupled to 11.4 mHz stages (108) which have a 2.7 kHz passband. The 11.4 mHz stages (108) are followed by another mixer (110) and audio stages (112) for demodulating audio signals from the received RF signal, which are then applied to a speaker (114). The frequency of the VCO (120) coupled to the first mixer (102) can be varied by changing the divisor N of a programmable divider (123), and the frequency of the VCO (140) coupled to the second mixer (106) likewise can be varied by changing the divisor M of a programmable divider (133). When interference due to a whistler spur is present, activation of an IF pushbutton (160) enables a microcomputer (170), which changes divisors N and M for varying the frequencies of the two VCO's (120 and 140) by a multiple of 3.2 kHz, which in turn shifts the first IF frequency by 3.2 kHz. The frequency change also shifts the whistler spur outside of the 2.7 kHz passband of the 11.4 mHz stages (108) and greatly attenuates it. If the whistler spur is not sufficiently attenuated, the IF pushbutton (160) can be activated a second time.
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Klaus Thomas R.
Skutta Frank R.
Gillman James W.
Hackbart Rolland R.
Motorola Inc.
Ng Jin F.
Roney Edward M.
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