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E4C10

AMATEUR PRACTICES · Receiver performance: phase noise, noise floor, image rejection, minimum detectable signal (MDS), increasing signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range, noise figure, reciprocal mixing; selectivity; SDR non-linearity; use of attenuators at low frequencies

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What is an advantage of having a variety of receiver bandwidths from which to select?

  1. AThe noise figure of the RF amplifier can be adjusted to match the modulation type, thus increasing receiver sensitivity
  2. BReceiver power consumption can be reduced when wider bandwidth is not required
  3. CReceive bandwidth can be set to match the modulation bandwidth, maximizing signal-to-noise ratio and minimizing interference
  4. DMultiple frequencies can be received simultaneously if desired
Why Noise power reaching the detector is proportional to the receiver's bandwidth, so every extra hertz of passband beyond what the signal needs adds noise and lets in adjacent signals without adding any wanted energy. Setting the IF or DSP filter to roughly the modulation bandwidth (about 500 Hz or less for CW, 2.4 kHz for SSB, 6 to 15 kHz for FM) gives the best signal-to-noise ratio and rejects nearby QRM. Too narrow a filter, on the other hand, clips sidebands and distorts the signal, which is why a selection of bandwidths is useful.
Watch out Power consumption is irrelevant here, and noise figure is a property of the RF front end that filter selection does not change; likewise, a wide filter does not let you demodulate several signals at once in a conventional receiver.
Noise power rises with bandwidth: match the filter to the mode (CW 500 Hz, SSB 2.4 kHz, FM 6-15 kHz).
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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