They are the same in that they are both RF oscillators
but generally a local oscillator is referring to the oscillator(s) in a receiver. there may be more than one depending on the number of down conversions
for example you mite have a receiver that is receiving on 400.000 MHz and it has a 10.7MHz first IF freq ... a common first IF
that means you need a local oscillator running at 389.3 MHz. The incoming 400 is mixed with the 389.3 and you get 10.7MHz IF which may be amplified and filtered before
going on to the next stage....
Dave
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A Class-A Output device(s) conduct through 360 degrees of input cycle (that is, it never switches off) - A single output device is possible as can be seen in the microphone preamp section of the circuit above.
The device conducts for the entire waveform. This means that in its most basic design, the power devices must conduct a continuous current which exceeds the maximum peak load current
cheers
Dave