heterodyning

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Theremins work on the principle of heterodyning-that is, mixing the output of two radio frequency oscillators to produce a beat.

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  • Its 1 "silk / polymer-composite dome tweeter and 5¼" polymer / mineral-composite woofer were both designed using Polk's proprietary Dynamic Balance technology, which uses a full-field heterodyning laser interferometer system to analyze and minimize the resonances of speaker drive-units. —  Stereophile RSS Feed
  • Celebrating his remarkable contributions to science and technology: AC, "Wireless Telegraphy", heterodyning —  Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
  • Theremins work on the principle of heterodyning-that is, mixing the output of two radio frequency oscillators to produce a beat. —  NewMusicBox
  • The rhythmic variables of these two opposing circuits, as nearly as I can understand it, in heterodyning, created a powerful material "push" from the earth, up along the violet ray beam against the _rep_ ray generator and against the two synchronizers at the power plant. —  The Airlords of Han
  • Our heterodyne or "radio-scrambling" broadcast had gone into operation, emitting impulses of constantly varying wave-length over the full broadcast range and heterodyning the Han communications into futility. —  The Airlords of Han
 

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