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Systems and methods for automatic deviation setting and control in radio transmitters

  • US 5,983,077 A
  • Filed: 07/31/1997
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A frequency modulation (FM) radio transmitter which frequency modulates an input signal on one of a plurality of output channel frequencies, the FM radio transmitter comprising:

  • a phase lock loop including a controlled oscillator that produces the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies in response to a control input that is applied thereto;

    a scaler that is responsive to the input signal and to a scaling constant to scale the input signal based upon the scaling constant and provide the scaled input signal to the phase lock loop to produce the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies; and

    an automatic deviation control system that measures the control input that is applied to the controlled oscillator when tuned to one of the plurality of output channel frequencies, estimates a tangential modulation sensitivity of the controlled oscillator using the measurement of the control input, and updates the scaling constant based on the estimated tangential modulation sensitivity.

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