Modern Physics 7 Question 23
24. The modulation frequency of an AM radio station is , which is of the carrier wave. If another AM station approaches you for license, what broadcast frequency will you allot?
(Main 2019, 10 Jan II)
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Solution:
- For a given carrier wave of frequency
with modulation frequency , the bandwidth is calculated by
To avoid overlapping of bandwidths, next broadcast frequencies can be
So, next immediate available broadcast frequency is
Given,
and also that
So,
and