Technician 2026-2030T8A05

Which of the following signal types has the narrowest bandwidth?

C
Answer
Signals, emissions, and modulation
Type
A
FM voice
B
SSB voice
C
CW
D
Slow-scan TV

Answer Notes

Continuous Wave (CW), commonly known as Morse code, simply turns a radio frequency carrier on and off. Because it does not need to transmit the complex audio frequencies of the human voice or video images, it requires a very narrow bandwidth—typically only about 150 Hz. By comparison, SSB voice requires about 2,400 to 3,000 Hz, FM voice takes up 10,000 to 15,000 Hz, and slow-scan TV requires a bandwidth similar to SSB. CW's extremely narrow bandwidth concentrates the transmitter's energy efficiently, making it unmatched for weak-signal conditions.
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