QAM

Communications Systems Glossary

Communications Systems — Modulation — QAM

Information on QAM

QAM is a modulation technique in which both the phase and amplitude of a carrier is varied by the symbols of the message.

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

Frequency modulation (FM) Angle modulation Spread spectrum

Demodulation Phase modulation (PM) Amplitude-shift keying (ASK)

Frequency-shift keying (FSK) Phase-shift keying (PSK) Amplitude modulation (AM)

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