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==Examples== [[File:Radiola AR-812 superheterodyne ad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The RCA Radiola AR-812<ref name="Malanowski_2011"/> used 6 triodes: a mixer, local oscillator, two IF and two audio amplifier stages, with an IF of 45 kHz.]] * down to c. 20 kHz{{cn|date=July 2021|reason=The article [[Superheterodyne receiver]] originally stated this from 2006 to 2021<!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Superheterodyne_receiver&type=revision&diff=89426788&oldid=89131394 -->, but without source}}, 30 kHz (A. L. M. Sowerby and H. B. Dent),<ref name="Bussey_1990"/> 45 kHz (first commercial superheterodyne receiver: RCA Radiola AR-812 of 1923/1924),<ref name="Malanowski_2011"/> c. 50 kHz,<ref name="Bussey_1990"/> c. 100 kHz,<ref name="Bussey_1990"/> c. 120 kHz<ref name="Bussey_1990"/> * 110 kHz was used in European AM [[longwave]] broadcast receivers.<ref name="Langford-Smith_1941"/><ref name="Langford-Smith_1953"/> * 175 kHz (early wide band and communications receivers before introduction of powdered iron cores)<ref name="Langford-Smith_1941"/><ref name="Langford-Smith_1953"/><ref name="Bussey_1990"/> * 260 kHz (early standard broadcast receivers),<ref name="Langford-Smith_1953"/> 250β270 kHz<ref name="Langford-Smith_1941"/> * Copenhagen Frequency Allocations: 415β490 kHz, 510β525 kHz<ref name="Langford-Smith_1953"/> * [[AM radio]] receivers: 450 kHz, 455 kHz (most common),<ref name="Langford-Smith_1953"/> 460 kHz, 465 kHz,<ref name="Bussey_1990"/> 467 kHz, 470 kHz, 475 kHz, and 480 kHz.<ref name="Ravalico_1992"/> * [[FM radio]] receivers: 262 kHz (old car radios),<ref name="Wiccanpiper_2004"/> 455 kHz, 1.6 MHz, 5.5 MHz, 10.7 MHz (most common),<ref name="Langford-Smith_1953"/> 10.8 MHz,<ref name="Electra_Bearcat"/> 11.2 MHz, 11.7 MHz, 11.8 MHz, 13.45 MHz,<ref name="Pioneer_1987"/> 21.4 MHz, 75 MHz and 98 MHz. In double-conversion superheterodyne receivers, a first intermediate frequency of 10.7 MHz is often used, followed by a second intermediate frequency of 470 kHz (or 700 kHz with [[DYNAS]]<ref name="Telefunken_1996"/>). There are triple conversion designs used in police scanner receivers, high-end communications receivers, and many point-to-point microwave systems. Modern DSP chip consumer radios often use a '[[low IF receiver|low-IF]]' of 128 kHz for FM. * [[Narrowband FM]] receivers: 455 kHz (most common),<ref name="Langford-Smith_1953"/><ref name="Hansen_ICS"/> 470 kHz<ref name="Hansen_ICS"/> * Shortwave receivers: 1.6 MHz,<ref name="Langford-Smith_1953"/> 1.6β3.0 MHz,<ref name="Langford-Smith_1941"/> 4.3 MHz (for 40β50 MHz-only receivers).<ref name="Langford-Smith_1953"/> In double-conversion superheterodyne receivers, a first intermediate frequency of 3.0 MHz is sometimes combined with a second IF of 465 kHz.<ref name="Langford-Smith_1941"/> * [[Analog transmission|Analogue]] television receivers using system M: 41.25 MHz (audio) and 45.75 MHz (video). Note, the channel is flipped over in the conversion process in an [[intercarrier method|intercarrier]] system, so the audio IF is lower than the video IF. Also, there is no audio local oscillator; the injected video carrier serves that purpose. * [[Analog transmission|Analogue]] television receivers using system B and similar systems: 33.4 MHz for the aural and 38.9 MHz for the visual signal. (The discussion about the frequency conversion is the same as in system M.) * Satellite [[uplink]]-[[downlink]] equipment: 70 MHz, 950β1450 MHz (L-band) downlink first IF. * Terrestrial [[microwave]] equipment: 250 MHz, 70 MHz or 75 MHz. * [[Radar]]: 30 MHz. * [[Radio frequency|RF]] test equipment: 310.7 MHz, 160 MHz, and 21.4 MHz.
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