Radio Amateur Quiz Canadian License

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Question A-006-001-005

A multiple conversion superheterodyne receiver is more susceptible to spurious responses than a single-conversion receiver because of the:

Correct Answer

additional oscillators and mixing frequencies involved in the design

Explanation

Each mixer stage in a multiple-conversion receiver can generate its own set of spurious products (images, harmonics, etc.) from interactions between input signals and local oscillator signals. More mixers mean more potential spurious responses.

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