‰ NOW 5 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2016 QST PAGE 54 ‰ WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE THE RECEIVER TO PRODUCE THE AUDIO OUTPUT YOU HEAR. WITHOUT MAKING THIS ARTICLE A TUTORIAL ON SUPERHETERODYNE OR SUPERHET RECEIVERS, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TWIST THE VARIABLE ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR VFO TUNING KNOB. ADJUSTING THE VFO KNOB FIGURE A CHANGES THE LO LOCAL OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY. THE INCOMING RF SIGNAL MIXES ‰ END OF 5 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ