
Chapter 13
Project 4: AM Transmitters
13.1 Theory
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NE of the simplest modulation schemes is amplitude modulation, which is normally
just abbreviated as AM. The commercial AM broadcast radio stations in the United
States use a version of AM called double sideband large carrier (DSB-LC), sometimes also
called double sideband with carrier (DSB-WC). See [61, 76] for some general theoretical
background on amplitude modulated signals, and [77,78] for more DSP-specific background
on AM communications.
For several decades now, commercial AM radio broadcasts can be received on almost
any consumer radio sold in the United States. Most U.S. commercial AM radio