analog tuner
Continuous frequency selector
An analog tuner is a device that receives radio or television signals by continuously sweeping through frequencies, typically using a dial or knob rather than digital buttons.
Before digital tuners became standard, analog tuners were found in radios, televisions, and stereo receivers: The old receiver had an analog tuner with a sliding needle.
The term now often distinguishes vintage or legacy equipment from modern digital alternatives.
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- radio dialStation-finding control
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- frequency bandAllocated transmission spectrum segment
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