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Manual tuning pulse generator

US4263581A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 1978
Grant dateApr 21, 1981
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Expiry dateJun 20, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03J1/22
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A manual tuning pulse generator for use in an electronic tuning control device of a radio receiver having a tuning circuit, which control device utilizes an up/down counter, is disclosed which comprises a first manual means for selectively producing an up count signal and a down count signal to be supplied to the up/down counter, a second manual means ganged with said first manual means for producing a variable control signal and means responsive to the variable control signal to produce a clock pulse signal having a variable frequency, the pulses of the clock pulse signal being adapted to be counted up or down by the up/down counter the content of which is utilized to shift the tuning frequency.

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