John Larkin wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:50:05 -0700 (PDT), Tim Shoppa
wrote:

A terminology question I suppose about the derivation of the term
"Superheterodyne" more than anything else:

Does the "Super" actually mean anything? Is there a Subheterodyne?

Supersonic.

So, if a basketball player from a certain team in Seattle were flying
on the Concorde, and listening to a particular brand of antique radio,
it'd be a supersonic SuperSonic's Superdyne supersonic heterodyne?