receiver (radio)

For the device which is a tuner (radio) and a amplifier and/or loudspeaker, see receiver (home stereo). In radio terminology, a receiver is an electronic device that receives a radio signal from an antenna and decodes the signal for use as sound, pictures, navigational position information, etc. (The terms radio and radio receiver are often used specifically for receivers whose output consists only of sound, although other types of receiver, such as television receivers, are technically radio receivers as well.) Some types of radio receiver:

Crystal radio receiver
Tuned radio frequency receiver
Regenerative radio receiver (Regenerative circuit)
Superheterodyne receiver
LowIF receiver
ZeroIF receiver
Navigation receiver
Satellite receiver
Telemetry receiver
Teletype receiver
Television receiver
Transistor radio

Receiver (Radio)

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