Receiver (radio) - Definition and Overview

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

See also

• Telecommunication
• Transmitter