Difference between revisions of "FM Broadcast Radio Frequency Deviation"

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The most basic FM broadcast transmission has the carrier present at 30 Hz, and the modulating frequency is 5 Hz.  With a modulation index of 3 the peak frequency deviation about 15 Hz suggesting that the frequency will vary between 15 and 45 Hz.
 
The most basic FM broadcast transmission has the carrier present at 30 Hz, and the modulating frequency is 5 Hz.  With a modulation index of 3 the peak frequency deviation about 15 Hz suggesting that the frequency will vary between 15 and 45 Hz.
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Simplified:  deviation is the actual modulation (volume) level, whereas bandwidth the the amount of space needed for the full FM transmission.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 4 October 2023

The FM broadcasting range, which in the United States is between 87.5 and 108 MHz, uses a typical channel which spans from 100 kHz to 200 kHz, with a maximum frequency deviation of 75 kHz. This deviation of 75kHz can be both negative as well as positive.

  • +/- 75kHz (Maximum Deviation)

The most basic FM broadcast transmission has the carrier present at 30 Hz, and the modulating frequency is 5 Hz. With a modulation index of 3 the peak frequency deviation about 15 Hz suggesting that the frequency will vary between 15 and 45 Hz.

Simplified: deviation is the actual modulation (volume) level, whereas bandwidth the the amount of space needed for the full FM transmission.