Amplitude-companded single-sideband modulation
Amplitude-companded single-sideband (ACSSB) is a narrowband modulation method using a single-sideband with a pilot tone, allowing an expander in the receiver to restore the amplitude that was severely compressed by the transmitter. The pilot tone serves as a frequency reference for the receiver, eliminating the signal distortion that would occur with single-sideband suppressed carrier modulation when the receiver is off frequency.[1][2]
It offers improved effective range over standard SSB modulation while simultaneously retaining backwards compatibility with standard SSB radios. ACSSB also offers reduced bandwidth and improved range for a given power level compared with narrow band FM modulation.[citation needed]
The companding used in ACSSB is a type of dynamic range reduction wherein the difference in amplitude between the louder and softer sounds is reduced prior to transmission. A corresponding expander circuit in the receiver inverts this transformation in order to restore the dynamic range. If a conventional SSB receiver is used to receive ACSSB signals, some distortion may be noticed but generally the signals are quite intelligible. Similar techniques are used in audio noise reduction circuits such as those developed for Dolby.[citation needed]
ACSSB is being used by amateur radio operators, air-to-ground phones, as well as mobile-satellite services.[who?][citation needed]
External links
- Mobile and Mobile-Satellite Services
- Property Rights In Radio Communication: The Key to the Reform of Telecommunications Regulation Milton Mueller The Cato Institute June 3, 1982
https://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/publications/details.aspx?pub=84-156 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1623162 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1623244
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- ^ Jones, L. Thomas; Kissick, William A. (1–3 June 1987). ACSB: What is adequate performance?. 37th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. Tampa, Florida, USA: IEEE.
{{cite conference}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ Jones, L. Thomas; Kissick, William A. (2 May 1988). ACSB: A minimum performance assessment. Mobile Satellite Conference. Jet Propulsion Lab.