Radio frequency tuner front end and tuner
First Claim
1. A radio frequency tuner front end, comprising:
- an input for receiving an input signal in an input band containing a plurality of channels;
a plurality of filtering paths arranged to receive said input signal and having fixed frequency responses for dividing said input band into a plurality of sub-bands, each of which contains a plurality of said channels;
a signal path between said input and said filtering paths having a bandwidth sufficiently wide to pass said input band and a substantially constant voltage standing wave ratio over said bandwidth; and
a selecting arrangement for enabling any one of said filtering paths at a time to supply a filtered signal.
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Abstract
A front end for a radio frequency tuner, for example for connection to a cable distribution network, including an input connected to a signal path comprising an LNA connected via an AGC stage to a signal splitter. The input path has a bandwidth sufficiently wide to pass all of the channels in an input signal and has a substantially constant voltage standing wave ratio over the bandwidth. The splitter supplies identical signals to several filtering paths, each of which comprises a fixed filter. The paths are selectable one at a time and the filters divide the input frequency band into a plurality of contiguous or slightly overlapping sub-bands. The output of the front end is supplied to, for example, a double conversion arrangement comprising an upconverter and a downconverter with first and second IF filters.
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25 Claims
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1. A radio frequency tuner front end, comprising:
- an input for receiving an input signal in an input band containing a plurality of channels;
a plurality of filtering paths arranged to receive said input signal and having fixed frequency responses for dividing said input band into a plurality of sub-bands, each of which contains a plurality of said channels;
a signal path between said input and said filtering paths having a bandwidth sufficiently wide to pass said input band and a substantially constant voltage standing wave ratio over said bandwidth; and
a selecting arrangement for enabling any one of said filtering paths at a time to supply a filtered signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- an input for receiving an input signal in an input band containing a plurality of channels;
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17. A tuner comprising:
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a radio frequency tuner front end including;
an input for receiving an input signal in an input band containing a plurality of channels;
a plurality of filtering paths arranged to receive said input signal and having fixed frequency responses for dividing said input band into a plurality of sub-bands, each of which contains a plurality of said channels;
a signal path between said input and said filtering paths having a bandwidth sufficiently wide to pass said input band and a substantially constant voltage standing wave ratio over said bandwidth; and
a selecting arrangement for enabling any one of said filtering paths at a time to supply a filtered signal; and
a first frequency changer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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