Radio technology

Concepts of selectivity and sensitivity

Radio-frequency communication requires the receiver to reject all but the desired signal. Were the number of frequency channels equal to the demand, each channel could be given its correct width in the tuning stages of a receiver. Thus, for audio broadcasting each carrier channel should be 20 kilohertz wide to accommodate both side bands, and each transmission carrier should be 20 kilohertz, separated from those on either side. In much of the world, the medium-wave and shortwave bands are in such demand that transmitters must share the same channel and channels thus must overlap. Though ... (100 of 5,909 words)

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