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Superhet

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
heterodyne receiver
plural
Superhets
possessive
Superhet's
pluralpossessive
Superhets'