'ralxelboa' would seem to be the frequency of the carrier wave. Shouldn't
this be 'ralterbo'a'?

Comment #2: Re: Waveform or frequency

Arnt Richard Johansen (Sun Jul 4 10:12:10 2010)

totus wrote: > 'ralxelboa' would seem to be the frequency of the carrier wave. Shouldn't > this be 'ralterbo'a'? You have a point. I think the gloss and definition should be changed to “carrier frequency”. But: I think the salient characteristic of the carrier wave is its frequency (or alternatively, the wavelength). The boxna_3 is always a sine wave. so ralterbo'a is not a good alternative here. Using just ralju+boxna might be an option, but then again, in some modulation forms the carrier wave is suppressed, and thus absent altogether. One receives such a signal by tuning the receiver to the (absent) carrier.