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Why are mixers used as well as multipliers in an Armstrong transmitter?

  • A.To provide the phase reference the modulator requires
  • B.To reach the wanted carrier without over-multiplying the deviation
  • C.To suppress the carrier before the power amplifier stage
  • D.To generate the harmonics the output filter later removes

Answer: B

Multiplication scales carrier and deviation together, so a mixer is used to shift the carrier without touching the deviation, letting the designer reach the required output frequency and the required deviation independently. Carrier suppression plays no part in FM. Harmonics are an unwanted by-product rather than a goal. And the modulator needs no external phase reference. Having two operations with different effects is what makes the chain flexible.

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