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SIGNALS AND EMISSIONS · - Carriers and modulation: AM, FM, and single sideband; modulation envelope; digital modulation; overmodulation; link budgets and link margins

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How is direct binary FSK modulation generated?

  1. ABy keying an FM transmitter with a sub-audible tone
  2. BBy changing an oscillator's frequency directly with a digital control signal
  3. CBy using a transceiver's computer data interface protocol to change frequencies
  4. DBy reconfiguring the CW keying input to act as a tone generator
Why Frequency Shift Keying sends binary data by shifting the transmitted carrier between two frequencies, one for mark and one for space. In direct FSK the digital data stream is applied to the oscillator itself, pulling a VFO or commanding a DDS/PLL so the RF output jumps between the two frequencies. This is different from AFSK, where audio tones representing the bits are fed into an SSB or FM transmitter and the frequency shift happens indirectly in the modulator.
Watch out Keying an FM transmitter with a sub-audible tone describes an audio-based scheme (AFSK-style), not direct keying of the oscillator, and sub-audible tones are used for CTCSS repeater access rather than data.
Direct FSK = the data wiggles the oscillator. AFSK = audio tones wiggle the modulator.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  1. G8A01 How is direct binary FSK modulation generated?
  2. G8A02 What is the name of the process that changes the phase angle of an RF signal to convey information?
  3. G8A03 What is the name of the process that changes the instantaneous frequency of an RF wave to convey information?
  4. G8A04 What emission is produced by a reactance modulator connected to a transmitter RF amplifier stage?
  5. G8A05 What type of modulation varies the instantaneous power level of the RF signal?
  6. G8A06 Which of the following is characteristic of QPSK31?
  7. G8A07 Which of the following phone emissions uses the narrowest bandwidth?
  8. G8A08 Which of the following is an effect of overmodulation?
  9. G8A09 What type of modulation is used by FT8?
  10. G8A10 What is meant by the term "flat-topping," when referring to an amplitude-modulated phone signal?
  11. G8A11 What is the modulation envelope of an AM signal?
  12. G8A12 What is QPSK modulation?
  13. G8A13 What is a link budget?
  14. G8A14 What is link margin?
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