Re: Each increase in Amplitude Modulation steals a neighboring frequency

From: Paul Cardinale (pcardinale_at_volcanomail.com)
Date: 07/06/04 

Date: 6 Jul 2004 11:22:28 -0700

guskz@hotmail.com (Peter K.) wrote in message news:<7f35df4b.0407051912.4c939017@posting.google.com>...
> In analog AM radio (Amplitude Modultation vs FM = Frequency
> Modulation):
>
> 1. The MORE the Amplitude (Intensity) of the wave varies (modulated)
> then:
>
> 2. The MORE *BANDWIDTH* it needs (Steals the capability of neighboring
> frequencies from also providing information).
>

Wrong. The amplitude of the modulation is unrelated to the bandwidth.

>
> Therefore My theory is:
>
> 1. That all electro-magnetic waves (even analog) are also digital
> (each frequency is only capable of providing 2 bits of information)
>

You obviously don't understand the distinction between a digital and
analog signal.

> 2. Because to carry more than 2 bits would require the frequency's
> AMPLITUDE to variate more and as explained above this would STEAL it's
> neighboring frequencies capability of also providing information
> (BANDWIDTH).

A single pure frequency carries no information, not even 1 bit.
(You appear not to know how much information is in 2-bits).

Paul Cardinale

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