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RF signal is coming from an antenna. So it contains electromagnetic waves. But when the signal is processed using electronics circuits, the range of frequency may not be sufficient. So that RF has to be convert to some other frequency acceptable by the circuit. And IF is the intermediate frequency used for tuning & other purpose.

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