FM

Communications Systems Glossary

Communications Systems — Modulation — FM

Information on FM

FM is a form of modulation in which the modulating signal is used to vary the frequency of a carrier wave. FM is a form of angle modulation.

Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to FM include: 

Amplitude modulation (AM) phase modulation (PM) angle modulation

Spread spectrum Demodulation Amplitude-shift keying (ASK)

Frequency-shift keying (FSK) Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) Phase-shift keying (PSK)

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