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OPERATING PROCEDURES · Operating methods: digital modes and procedures for HF

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Which of these digital modes has the narrowest bandwidth?

  1. AMFSK16
  2. B170 Hz shift, 45-baud RTTY
  3. CFT8
  4. DPACTOR IV
Why Bandwidth of a digital signal depends on its symbol rate and, for FSK modes, the tone spacing. FT8 uses 8-tone FSK with a symbol rate of about 6.25 baud and tones spaced 6.25 Hz apart, so the whole signal fits in roughly 50 Hz. That is far narrower than the other modes listed, which is why FT8 works at signal-to-noise ratios well below what the ear can hear.
Watch out The 170 Hz shift, 45-baud RTTY signal is the usual runner-up, but the shift alone is 170 Hz and the occupied bandwidth is around 250 Hz. MFSK16 runs about 316 Hz, and PACTOR IV spreads across roughly 2.4 kHz to get its high data rate.
FT8 = slow tones, tiny footprint: about 50 Hz. More speed or more shift means more bandwidth.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  1. E2E01 Which of the following types of modulation is used for data emissions below 30 MHz?
  2. E2E02 Which of the following synchronizes WSJT-X digital mode transmit/receive timing?
  3. E2E03 To what does the "4" in FT4 refer?
  4. E2E04 Which of the following is characteristic of the FST4 mode?
  5. E2E05 Which of these digital modes does not support keyboard-to-keyboard operation?
  6. E2E06 What is the length of an FT8 transmission cycle?
  7. E2E07 How does Q65 differ from JT65?
  8. E2E08 Which of the following HF digital modes can be used to transfer binary files?
  9. E2E09 Which of the following HF digital modes uses variable-length character coding?
  10. E2E10 Which of these digital modes has the narrowest bandwidth?
  11. E2E11 What is the difference between direct FSK and audio FSK?
  12. E2E12 How do ALE stations establish contact?
  13. E2E13 Which of these digital modes has the highest data throughput under clear communication conditions?
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