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Frequency-shift keying, an Uncommon card
Frequency-shift keying is a frequency modulation scheme in which digital information is encoded on a carrier signal by periodically shifting the frequency of the carrier between several discrete frequencies.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 56,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Frequency-shift keying quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Frequency-shift keying card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ FSK is binary FSK, in which the carrier is shifted between two discrete frequencies to transmit binary information.
Answer
simplest. The simplest FSK is binary FSK, in which the carrier is shifted between two discrete frequencies to transmit binary information. From the Frequency-shift keying article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Curse. Curse 89,000 · Human geography 70,000 · Frequency-shift keying 56,000 · Complete graph 43,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The technology is used for communication systems such as telemetry, weather balloon radiosondes, caller ID, garage door openers, and low frequency radio transmission in the VLF and ELF bands.
- The simplest FSK is binary FSK, in which the carrier is shifted between two discrete frequencies to transmit binary information.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Frequency-shift keying article was read about 56,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Frequency-shift keying
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Frequency-shift keying (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : No machine-readable author provided. Ktims assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
