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Amplitude Modulation Flashcards

1
Q

the process of altering a characteristic of the carrier in
accordance with the instantaneous value of the intelligence signal.

A

Modulation

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Modulation

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the process of altering a characteristic of the carrier in
accordance with the instantaneous value of the intelligence signal.

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Characteristics of the carrier that can be varied in modulation

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amplitude,
frequency and phase.

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4
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process of recovering the intelligence signal from a
modulated carrier signal

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Demodulation

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5
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Demodulation

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process of recovering the intelligence signal from a
modulated carrier signal

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6
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Reasons for Modulation

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-For minimizing interference
-For frequency assignment
-For making antenna sizes practical
-For multiplexing

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7
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - A

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Amplitude
Modulation, Double
Sideband Full Carrier

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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - B

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Independent Sideband

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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - C

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Vestigial Sideband

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10
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - D

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Simultaneous/Sequences AM and FM

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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - F

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Frequency Modulation

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12
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - G

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Phase Modulation

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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - H

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Single Sideband Full Carrier

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14
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - J

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Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier

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15
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - K

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Pule Amplitude Modulation

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16
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - L

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Pulse Width Modulation

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17
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - M

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Pulse Position Modulation

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18
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - N

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Unmodulated Carrier

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19
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - P

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Unmodulated Pulses

20
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - Q

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Angle Modulated during Pulses

21
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - R

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Single Sideband Reduced Carrier

22
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - V

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Combination of any
Pulse Modulations

23
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - W

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Combinations of any
two or more forms
of Modulation

24
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FCC Emission Designations (First Symbol) - X

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Cases not covered

25
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FCC Emission Designations (Second Symbol) - 0

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No Modulating Signal

26
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FCC Emission Desig1ations (Second Symbol) - 1

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Digitally Keyed Carrier

27
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FCC Emission Designations (Second Symbol) - 2

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Digitally Keyed Tone

28
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FCC Emission Designations (Second Symbol) - 3

29
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FCC Emission Designations (Second Symbol) - 7

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Multiple Digital Channel

30
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FCC Emission Designations (Second Symbol) - 8

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Multiple Analog Channel

31
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FCC Emission Designations (Second Symbol) - 9

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Channels with Analog and Digital

32
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FCC Emission Designations (Third Symbol) - A

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Telegraphy(manual)

33
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FCC Emission Designations (Third Symbol) - B

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Telegraphy (automatic)

34
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FCC Emission Designations (Third Symbol) - C

35
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FCC Emission Designations (Third Symbol) - D

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Telemetry(Data)

36
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FCC Emission Designations (Third Symbol) - E

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Telephony(Sound Broaadcasting)

37
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FCC Emission Designations (Third Symbol) - F

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Television(video signal)

38
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FCC Emission Designations (Third Symbol) - N

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No Information

39
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FCC Emission Designations (Third Symbol) - W

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Combination of Above

40
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In FCC Emission designation, the first symbol signifies the

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Type of modulation of the main carrier

41
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In FCC Emission designation, the second symbol signifies the

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Nature of the modulation

42
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In FCC Emission designation, the third symbol signifies the

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information being transmitted

43
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simplest way of superimposing the characteristic of the intelligence signal onto a carrier

44
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produced by varying the amplitude of the carrier signal in proportion to the instantaneous amplitude of the intelligence signal

45
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term that describes the amount of amplitude change in an AM waveform

A

Modulation Index

46
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also called Coefficient of Modulation, Modulation Factor, or Modulation Depth.

A

Modulation Index

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