Radio Frequency and Intermediate Frequency Amplifiers RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS INTEMEDIATE FREQUENCY IF AMPLIFIERS Audio frequency amplifiers

1.  Radio frequency (RF) is any of the electromagnetic wave
frequencies that lie in the range extending from
around 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which include those frequencies used for
communications or radar signals.
 A radio frequency power amplifier is a type of electronic
amplifier used to convert a low-power radio-frequency signal into a
larger signal of significant power, typically for driving the antenna
of a transmitter.
 The RF power amplifier circuit uses transistors and integrated
circuits to achieve the desired amplification.
 The basic techniques for RF power amplification can use classes as
A, B, C, D, E, and F, for frequencies ranging from VLF (Very Low
Frequency) through Microwave Frequencies.

2.  RF Output Power can range from a few mW to MW, depend
by application
 It is usually optimized to have high efficiency, high output
Power compression, good return loss on the input and output,
good gain, and optimum heat dissipation.
 RF Power Amplifiers are used in a wide variety of applications
including Wireless Communication, TV transmissions, Radar,
and RF heating

3.  The intermediate frequency is created by mixing the
carrier signal with a local oscillator signal in a process
called heterodyning, resulting in a signal at the
difference or beat frequency. Intermediate frequencies
are used in superheterodyne radio receivers, in which
an incoming signal is shifted to an IF
for amplification before final detection is done. IF
amplifiers can change the frequency levels
in circuits that are too selective, difficult to tune, and
unstable.. It is a fixed frequency amplifier which rejects
unwanted signals.

4.  The section of a superheterodyne receiver that amplifies signal
s after they have been converted to the fixed intermediate-
frequency value by the frequency converter
 An amplifying circuit in a radio-
frequency (RF) receiver that processes and enhances a down
converted or modulated signal.
 IF amplifiers can change the frequency levels in circuits that
are too selective, difficult to tune, and unstable. It also helps
by changing the frequency levels in circuits which improve
image display and tuning range. It is a fixed frequency
amplifier which rejects unwanted signals.

5.  Audio frequency amplifiers are used to amplify
signals in the range of human hearing, approximately
20Hz to 20kHz,Audio power amplifiers are used to
receive the amplified input from a series of voltage
amplifiers, and then provide sufficient power to drive
loudspeakers.
 Local oscillator may consist of a variable frequency
oscillator that can be tuned by altering the setting on
a variable capacitor.

7.  Intermediate Frequency amplifiers are tuned
amplifiers used in radio, TV and radar. Their
purpose is to provide the majority of the
voltage amplification of a radio, TV or radar
signal, before the audio or video information
carried by the signal is separated
(demodulated) from the radio signal..

8.  Radio Frequency amplifiers are tuned
amplifiers in which the frequency of
operation is governed by a tuned circuit. This
circuit may or may not, be adjustable
depending on the purpose of the amplifier
 Mixer allows the receiver to be tuned across a
wide band of interest, then translates the
desired, arbitrary received signal frequency to
a known, fixed frequency. This allows the
signal of interest to be efficiently processed,
filtered, and demodulated