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		kazinator 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does FM sound better than AM? The modulation is important. FM is more robust against external noise than AM.

Johnythree 10 months ago [–]

Only while signals are strong. On weak signals however, AM has a considerable benefit in intelligibility over FM.

kazinator 10 months ago | [–]

FM stays good as the signal weakens, and then kind of drops off a cliff almost.

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