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		arghwhat 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does FM sound better than AM? 1.41x is sqrt(2), which suggests that they meant noise amplitude rather than noise power.

pkolaczk 9 months ago [–]

Noise power increases twice but signal power increases 4x. Noise amplitude increases sqrt(2) times, signal amplitude increases 2x.

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