Radio Amateur Quiz Canadian License

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Question A-006-004-002

What does a product detector do?

Correct Answer

It mixes an incoming signal with a locally generated carrier

Explanation

A product detector is a type of mixer used for demodulating AM, SSB, and CW signals. It multiplies the incoming IF signal with a locally generated carrier from the BFO, producing sum and difference frequencies, where the difference frequency is the desired audio.

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