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Why is a pulse-width modulated supply used in large AM transmitters?

  • A.It eliminates the output tuned circuit
  • B.It suppresses the carrier
  • C.It modulates at high efficiency without a large audio amplifier
  • D.It removes the need for a master oscillator in the exciter chain

Answer: C

Switching the supply and filtering the result produces the modulated voltage the output stage needs with switching-mode efficiency rather than a linear audio amplifier of comparable power. It is why modern high-power AM broadcast transmitters are far smaller than their predecessors. The oscillator and the output tuned circuit are both still required. And the carrier is retained, this being full-carrier AM. Replacing a linear stage with a switching one is the same move that transformed power supplies generally.

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