• [K0NR] Weak-Signal Performance of Common Modulation Formats

    From rec-radio-amateur-moderated-request@rec-radio-amateur-moderated-request@panix.com (K0NR via rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin) to rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.moderated on Sunday, March 23, 2025 11:58:32
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    Post : Weak-Signal Performance of Common Modulation Formats
    URL : https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2025/03/weak-signal-performance/ Posted : 23 March 2025 at 9:58 am
    Author : Bob K0NR
    Categories : Ham Radio, HF, Tech, VHF/UHF

    At first, I was just looking around on the web for some simple Rules of Thumb that compare the weak-signal performance of commonly used analog and digital modulation types. I was mostly focused on FT8 and FT4 but I also wanted to compare SSB and CW. I failed to find a simple comparison of these modes but I did find a number of good articles that compared some but not all of them.
    This article is my attempt to aggregate the available information into something easy to understand.


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