How do you calculate an image frequency?

Answer 1

Let's take an example.

Suppose that the intermediate frequency is 10,7 MHz (FM).

The local oscillator works on 110,7 MHz.

First case: You receive a signal of 100 MHz, the mixer will generate a frequency of 110,7 + 100 = 210,7 MHz, which will be rejected by the band-pass filter. The difference of the two frequencies is 110,7 - 100 = 10,7 MHz (desired one).

Second case: You receive a signal of 121,4 MHz. The sum of that frequency and the local oscillator is 232,1 MHz, which will be rejected. The difference is 121,4 - 110,7 = 10,7 MHz. So the image frequency in that case is going to be 121,4 MHz.

Answer 2

Frequency = 1 / period of time.

period = 1 / frequency