Philips Television Tuners - Volume1 1950-1980The tuner, or more formally the channel selector, was a key component in the television set, and one of the most complex ones. Operating at the VHF and UHF frequencies of the transmitted TV signals, until the emergence of the mobile phone the tuner was the most high frequency consumer device! The tuner function was therefore very critical for the overall television performance, but also closely related to one of the primary user interfaces of the