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Why F.M is not used for long distance communication compared to A.M?
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under the same conditions that AM is heard. The very simplistic explanation is: lower frequency waves travel further because they can interact with (bounce off) the ionosphere under certain conditions, whereas frequencies above a few 10s of MHz cannot 'bounce' off the ionosphere. Waves that bounce off the ionosphere can travel over the horizon for very long distances. .
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HR in AM carrier amplitude varies with modulation signal / amplitude so over a long distance the signal degradation may take place as well as noise may override the signal so for FM we don't face this problem as amplitude is fixed throughout and frequency is varying
which can be obtained at long distance by knowing carrier and modulation freq also we can use filters to eliminate other freqs
Thank you
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Pradeep S The FM carrier frequencies have very short wave lengths and travel almost in straight lines, therefore when the signals are beamed from a source they move away from the surface due to the earth's curvature as the distance from the originating source increases. The AM signals have longer wave lengths and hence have a tendency to bend over the surface thereby covering larger distances.
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Mano One of the drawbacks of wideband FM is the large bandwidth required. Commercial FM broadcasting requires 150 KHz of bandwidth to transmit a15 KHz audio signal, 5 times the bandwidth required for an AM signal. The output powers used can range from 10 mW to 100 kW. Note that FM is not used at frequencies below approximately 30 MHz. FM is used in the following applications: Non-commercial broadcasting from 88 90 MHz (WFM) Commercial broadcasting from 90 108 MHz (WFM) Television audio (WFM) Public Service communications (police, fire departments, etc.) from 30 50 MHz, 136-174 MHz, 450-470 MHz, and 800 MHz (NBFM)
Amateur Radio Service Communications 29.5 29.7 MHZ, 52 54 MHz, 144 148 MHz, 222 225 MHz, 440 450 MHz, 902 MHz, 1240 1300 MHz, and other frequencies above 2.3 GHz (NBFM) Point-to-point microwave links used by telecommunications companies (this is very wideband FM the deviation of the carrier can be 10 MHz or more).