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LostInSpace
Oct16-04, 08:23 AM
How come a signal modulated using Amplitud Shift Keying and/or Phase Shift Keying (such as QAM) require a bandwidth? I mean, since the frequence is constant; only the amplitude and phase is changed.

Thanks in advance!

NoTime
Oct16-04, 10:37 AM
I mean, since the frequence is constant
It is not constant! The slope dV/dT changes from that of the unmodulated sine wave. This means that for a small periods of time it is different frequencies.