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CONTINUOUS CARRIER [1 record]

Record 1 2021-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

A signal wherein transmission of the carrier is continuous, not pulsed on and off.

OBS

A continuous carrier signal may be amplitude, phase or frequency modulated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Signal dans lequel la transmission de la porteuse est continue et non émise par intermittence.

OBS

Un signal à porteuse continue peut-être modulé en amplitude, en phase ou en fréquence.

Spanish

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