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superheterodyne

a. (context electronics English) Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique. (from 20th c.)

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Sunday outings, to a ham radio club where people sat around and talked about sideboards and superheterodynes and stuff like that.