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Why does noise accumulate along a chain of amplifying repeaters?

  • A.The signal weakens at each hop while the noise stays constant
  • B.The repeaters are not synchronised and their noise adds coherently
  • C.Atmospheric noise is picked up afresh at every site along the route
  • D.Each repeater amplifies the noise it receives and adds its own

Answer: D

An analogue repeater cannot distinguish signal from noise, so it raises both and contributes its own noise figure, and the ratio degrades at every hop. Regeneration breaks the chain by making a decision and starting again. The signal is restored to level at each hop rather than weakening cumulatively, noise adds in power rather than coherently, and the atmospheric contribution is small at these frequencies. Whether impairments accumulate or are reset is the deciding difference between the two repeater types.

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