A radio receiver configurable to operate in either a low-IF or a zero-IF
mode comprises a quadrature down-converter (108,110,112,114) for
generating in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals at an intermediate
frequency and a complex filter (202) for performing image rejection
filtering. One of the outputs (Q) of the filter (202) is terminated, the
other (I) is passed to a non-complex ADC (206). The output from the ADC
is processed digitally then a quadrature signal generator (212,214)
generates quadrature-related IF signals which are passed to a
down-converter (216,218) for conversion to baseband signals. By enabling
analogue-to-digital conversion and channel filtering to be performed at
IF on non-complex signals, significant power savings are possible.
Further, the flexibility of the receiver is enhanced, enabling it to
operate efficiently in both low-IF and zero-IF modes.