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What is the 'carrier' in the EM spectrum?

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The carrier could be light, radio waves, almost any of the wave energies in this spectrum that are not hazardous to life. When used to convey information they are called carriers because one or more characteristics of the wave are varied to encode the information.

One of the simplest forms of encoding or modulating a carrier is amplitude modulation which is used to make radio frequencies carry sound. The amplitude of the radio frequency signal is varied in step with the sound.

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