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SIGNALS AND EMISSIONS · Basic characteristics of FM and SSB; Bandwidth of various modulation modes: CW, SSB, FM, fast-scan TV; Choice of emission type: selection of USB vs LSB, use of SSB for weak signal work, use of FM for VHF packet and repeaters

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What is the approximate bandwidth required to transmit a CW signal?

  1. A2.4 kHz
  2. B150 Hz
  3. C1000 Hz
  4. D15 kHz
Why A CW signal is just a carrier switched on and off, so the only thing that spreads it out is the keying itself. The faster the keying and the sharper the rise and fall of each dot, the wider the sidebands, but at normal hand-sending speeds the occupied bandwidth is only on the order of 150 Hz. That narrowness is why CW receivers can use very tight filters and dig signals out of noise that would bury a voice signal.
Watch out The 2.4 kHz figure is a typical SSB voice filter width, and 15 kHz is about what an FM voice channel occupies, both far wider than what on/off keying needs.
Bandwidth ladder: CW 150 Hz, SSB ~3 kHz, FM ~15 kHz, fast-scan TV ~6 MHz. CW is the smallest number.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of T8A

  1. T8A01 Which of the following is a form of amplitude modulation?
  2. T8A02 What type of modulation is commonly used for VHF packet radio transmissions?
  3. T8A03 Which type of voice mode is often used for long-distance (weak signal) contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?
  4. T8A04 Which type of modulation is commonly used for VHF and UHF voice repeaters?
  5. T8A05 Which of the following signal types has the narrowest bandwidth?
  6. T8A06 Which sideband is normally used for 10-meter HF, VHF, and UHF single-sideband communications?
  7. T8A07 What is one characteristic of single sideband (SSB) compared to FM?
  8. T8A08 What is the approximate bandwidth of a typical single sideband (SSB) voice signal?
  9. T8A09 What is the approximate bandwidth of an FM voice signal on VHF repeaters?
  10. T8A10 What is the approximate bandwidth of AM fast-scan TV transmissions?
  11. T8A11 What is the approximate bandwidth required to transmit a CW signal?
  12. T8A12 Which of the following is a disadvantage of FM compared with single sideband?
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