Patent ID: 8032105

Claim:
Receiver for receiving a radio frequency signal ( 10 ) having a center frequency that is comprised in one of at least two frequency bands, the receiver comprising: oscillating means ( 20 ) for generating a first mixing signal ( 11 ) having a first frequency; a frequency divider ( 22 ) arranged to derive a second mixing signal ( 13 ) from the first mixing signal; a first mixer ( 12 ) arranged to down-convert the radio frequency signal ( 10 ) to a first lower frequency signal ( 15 ) using the first mixing signal ( 11 ); and a second mixer arranged to down-convert the first low frequency signal to a second lower frequency signal ( 18 ) using the second mixing signal ( 13 ); in which a division factor of the frequency divider and a ratio between the center frequency and the first frequency are determined by the one of at least two frequency bands, wherein the first frequency has a ratio of N/(N+1) or N/(N−1) to the center frequency, and wherein N is the division factor.