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T6A: Modulation modes, descriptions and bandwidth (AM, FM, SSB)

T6A01: What are phone transmissions?

Voice transmissions by radio

The use of telephones to set up an amateur radio contact

A phone patch between amateur radio and the telephone system

Placing the telephone handset near a radio transceiver's microphone and speaker to relay a telephone call



T6A02: Which of the following is a form of amplitude modulation?

Single sideband

Frequency modulation

Phase modulation

Phase shift keying



T6A03: What name is given to an amateur radio station that is used to connect other amateur stations to the Internet?

A gateway

A repeater

A digipeater

A beacon station



T6A04: Which type of voice modulation is most often used for long distance and weak signal contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

SSB

FM

AM

PM



T6A05: Which type of modulation is most commonly used for VHF and UHF voice repeaters?

FM

AM

SSB

PSK



T6A06: Which emission type has the narrowest bandwidth?

CW

FM voice

SSB voice

Slow-scan TV



T6A07: Which sideband is normally used for VHF and UHF SSB communications?

Upper sideband

Lower sideband

Suppressed sideband

Inverted sideband



T6A08: What is the primary advantage of single sideband over FM for voice transmissions?

SSB signals use much less bandwidth than FM signals

SSB signals are easier to tune in than FM signals

SSB signals are less likely to be bothered by noise interference than FM signals.

SSB signals have no advantages at all in comparison to other modes.



T6A09: What is the approximate bandwidth of a single-sideband voice signal?

Between 2 and 3 kHz

1 kHz

2 kHz

Between 3 and 6 kHz



T6A10: What is the approximate bandwidth of a frequency-modulated voice signal?

Between 5 and 15 kHz

Less than 500 Hz

About 150 kHz

More than 30 kHz



T6A11: What is the normal bandwidth required for a conventional fast-scan TV transmission using combined video and audio on the 70-centimeter band?

About 6 MHz

More than 10 MHz

About 3 MHz

About 1 MHz





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