If Nyquist is the governing limit, how do computer modem designers get 56 kbps through a 3 khz telphone line? That's a C/B of more than 18.
73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Tim Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, the claim I am investigating is concerning a statement that there is a > need in amateur radio for a new mode with a symbol rate of 5600baud and a > bandwidth of 2400hz. > > I'm very interested in how such a feat can be accomplished. > > I'm with you. My first thought is that such a thing would be impossible > because of Nyquist. > > But I thought I would ask to see if someone knows of a new development in the > Electrical Engineering field that has invalidated Nyquist. > > tim ab0wr > > On Saturday 28 January 2006 22:41, Michael Keane K1MK wrote: > > At 10:32 PM 1/28/06, you wrote: > > >Respectfully, you are talking about compressing the content. That won't > > > help with cramming a 5600 baud circuit into a 2400hz bandwidth. It might > > > help send more content faster - making a slower circuit "look" like a > > > 5600 baud circuit, but it won't help put a 5600 baud circuit into a > > > 2400hz bandwidth. > > > > > >Anybody else got any ideas? > > > > > >tim ab0wr > > > > One encounters a fundamental problem with Nyquist in attempting to > > use a signaling rate that's more than twice the baseband bandwidth. > > > > If the baseband signal is then translated to RF with a balanced > > modulator, the occupied bandwidth doubles. In this case a signaling > > rate equal to the occupied RF bandwidth, i.e. 2400 baud for a 2400 Hz > > bandwidth, is the limit. > > > > That said, it's readily possible to fit a 5600 bit per second data > > stream into a 2400 Hz bandwidth by picking a modulation scheme that > > has a bandwidth efficiency of greater than 2.33 bits/s per Hz; in > > this case, 8-PSK at a signaling rate of 1867 baud is but one way to > > send 5600 bits per second over a 2400 Hz BW channel. > > > > 73, > > Mike K1MK > > > > Michael Keane K1MK > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org > > > > Other areas of interest: > > > > The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ > > DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy > > discussion) > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/