Frequency Multiplication
For VHF transmitters, it is often not possible to operate the oscillator at the final output frequency. In such cases, for reasons including frequency stability, it is better to multiply the frequency of the free running oscillator up to the final, required frequency.
If the output of an amplifier stage is tuned to a multiple of the frequency with which the stage is driven, the stage will give a larger harmonic output than a linear amplifier. In a push-push stage, the output will only contain even harmonics. This is because the currents which would generate the fundamental and the odd harmonics in this circuit (if one valve was removed) are canceled by the second valve. In the diagrams, bias supplies and neutralization measure have been omitted for clarity. In a real system, it is likely that tetrodes would be used, as plate-to-grid capacitance in a tetrode is lower, thereby reducing stage instability.
In a push-pull stage, the output will contain only odd harmonics because of the canceling effect.
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