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Why does FM sound better than AM?

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259 points zdw | 1 comments | 13 Oct 24 22:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.196s | source
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guidedlight ◴[14 Oct 24 00:21 UTC] No.41832958[source]▶
No need to read the article. It’s literally in the name.

AM = Amplitude Modulation FM = Frequency Modulation

Obviously environmental factors can affect the amplitude of a radio signal. But environmental factors are less likely to affect the frequency.

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kelnos ◴[14 Oct 24 01:37 UTC] No.41833393[source]▶
> Obviously environmental factors can affect the amplitude of a radio signal. But environmental factors are less likely to affect the frequency.

I don't think that's "obvious" to most people.

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1. zekica ◴[14 Oct 24 12:02 UTC] No.41836704[source]▶
And it's not correct. Resulting frequency due to random noise is also changed, but in FM, noise is less perceivable. There is no such thing as "affecting amplitude" and "affecting frequency" - they are not separate concepts.