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Digital FM squelch detector

US4922549A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1988
Grant dateMay 1, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/16
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is disclosed for determining when a frequency-modulated expected information signal resides at a predetermined channel. The method is based on determining a value based on the frequency deviation of the received signal, and then comparing the value with a threshold based on the expected information signal. The method is particularly well-suited for use as a squelch detector in digital FM radios.

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