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Re:Why does FM sound better than AM? by arghwhat on Monday October 14, 2024 @11:52AM (#41838672)
1.41x is sqrt(2), which suggests that they meant noise amplitude rather than noise power.
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Re:Why does FM sound better than AM? by pkolaczk on Monday October 14, 2024 @01:10PM (#41839540)
Noise power increases twice but signal power increases 4x. Noise amplitude increases sqrt(2) times, signal amplitude increases 2x.
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