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System and method providing improved FM carrier squelch system

US6564041B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2000
Grant dateMay 13, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G3/342
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved squelch system (10) is provided in accordance with the present invention. The system includes a high-deviation subsystem (20) to detect a carrier with modulation, and a low-deviation subsystem (30) to detect the carrier with minimal modulation. If either the high-deviation system (20) or the low-deviation system (30) indicate a signal of sufficient strength, an output for the squelch system is set to un-mute, otherwise the output (70) is set to mute.

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