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INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

A frequency occurring at an intermediary stage in a frequency-conversion process.

OBS

A receiver may use more than one frequency conversion and so have several intermediate frequencies.

OBS

intermediate frequency; IF: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

OBS

intermediate frequency; IF: designations standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Émission et réception radio
DEF

Fréquence située à une étape intermédiaire du processus de conversion des fréquences.

OBS

Un récepteur peut effectuer plusieurs étapes de conversion de fréquence et donc avoir plusieurs fréquences intermédiaires.

OBS

fréquence intermédiaire; FI : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

OBS

fréquence intermédiaire : désignation normalisée par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
DEF

Frecuencia en la que se transforma la frecuencia portadora de la señal.

OBS

En recepción superheterodina; cuando hay más de un cambio de frecuencia, las frecuencias intermedias sucesivas se denominan primera, segunda, etc. frecuencia intermedia.

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