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Question 260

Which term describes the ability of a receiver to detect the presence of a signal?

  1. RF gain
  2. SensitivityCorrect answer
  3. Selectivity
  4. Total Harmonic Distortion

Explanation

Sensitivity is the measure of how weak a signal a receiver can still pull out of its own noise, which is exactly the ability to detect that a signal is present. Selectivity is the tempting distractor, but that describes separating one signal from its neighbors, not detecting a signal at all.

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