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carrier shift

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carrier shift [′kar·ē·ər ‚shift]
(communications)
Transmission of radio-teletypewriter messages by shifting the carrier frequency in one direction for a marking signal and in the opposite direction for a spacing signal.
Condition resulting from imperfect modulation whereby the positive and negative excursions of the envelope pattern are unequal, thus effecting a change in the power associated with the carrier.


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