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Which best summarises why the suppressed-carrier family exists?

  • A.Envelope detection is inherently distorted
  • B.Full-carrier AM cannot carry speech
  • C.Regulators forbid transmitting a carrier
  • D.The carrier and one sideband are both redundant

Answer: D

Everything follows from one observation: the carrier carries no information and the second sideband duplicates the first, so both can be discarded, saving power and bandwidth respectively at the cost of a more capable receiver. Envelope detection is perfectly clean when a carrier is present. Full-carrier AM carries speech well, as a century of broadcasting shows. And no regulation forbids a carrier; several services require one.

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