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Variable-frequency oscillator

A variable frequency oscillator (VFO) in electronics is an oscillator whose frequency can be tuned (i.e., varied) over some range. It is a necessary component in any tunable radio transmitter and in receivers that work by the superheterodyne principle. The oscillator controls the frequency to which the apparatus is tuned.

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frequency vfo digital signal oscillator radio noise stability also tuned phase reference output signals tuning transmitter receiver frequencies used vfo's

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the preamplifierinstance ofthe sections before the mixer0.80text
the inability of a digital synthesiser to tune smoothly through all frequenciesinstance ofExtreme frequency agility lies at the heart of spread spectrum techniques that have gained mainstream acceptance in computer wireless networking such as Wi-Fi.There are disadvan…0.80text
but with the channelisation of many radio bandsinstance ofExtreme frequency agility lies at the heart of spread spectrum techniques that have gained mainstream acceptance in computer wireless networking such as Wi-Fi.There are disadvan…0.80text
this can also be seen as an advantage in that it prevents radios from operating in between two recognised channels.Digital frequency synthesis relies on stable crystal controlled reference frequency sourcesinstance ofExtreme frequency agility lies at the heart of spread spectrum techniques that have gained mainstream acceptance in computer wireless networking such as Wi-Fi.There are disadvan…0.80text
TDMA cellular networksinstance ofalthough in high accuracy applications0.80text
atomic clocks such as the Rubidium standard are as of 2018 also common.Because of the stability of the reference usedinstance ofalthough in high accuracy applications0.80text
digital oscillators themselves tend to be more stableinstance ofalthough in high accuracy applications0.80text
more repeatable in the long terminstance ofalthough in high accuracy applications0.80text

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