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Amplitude Modulation (AM) modulates a signal by varying the amplitude of the carrier. The ease with which it can be demodulated made AM radio broadcasting popular before FM demodulation was cost effective.

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Why is superheterodyning better than direct conversion?

No one else has mentioned the problem of frequency offset in the mixer stages. The RF mixer does its best to match the frequency of the carrier, but there will still be a difference which will result …
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