A direct conversion receiver with an integrated self alignment tuner. The
system includes a tank circuit, an analog to digital converter, a digital
down converter, a digital up converter, a local oscillator, and a digital
to analog converter. The tank circuit receives a radio frequency signal
from an antenna input. The analog to digital converter is connected to
the tank circuit to digitize the tank output signal and generate a
corresponding digital signal. The digital down converter is in
communication with the analog to digital converter and generates an
intermediate frequency signal based on the digital signal and the output
of the local oscillator. The digital up converter is in communication
with the digital to analog converter to generate a radio frequency test
signal, where the digital to analog converter provides the radio
frequency test signal to the antenna input.