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carrier signal

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(communications)carrier signal - A continuous signal of a single frequency capable of being modulated by a second, data-carrying signal. In radio communication, the two common kinds of modulation are amplitude modulation and frequency modulation.


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The system uses only the carrier wave from the satellite, it has no need to decode the navigation information contained in the carrier signal.
Techno talk by Husick, Chuck / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
Magellan's communication woes began early this year, when the craft's main transmitter suddenly stopped adding the Venus mapping data to the standard carrier signal it beams to Earth.
The woes of Magellan by Science News
Although it broadcast a clear carrier frequency -- the electronic signal that normally carries the mapping data -- for unknown reasons the transmitter stopped adding the Venus data to the monotone carrier signal.
Magellan resumes mission to map Venus by Science News
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