Technician · FCC ELEMENT 2

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Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

AnswerTo allow for calibration error in the transmitter frequency display; So that modulation sidebands do not extend beyond the band edge; To allow for transmitter frequency drift

Do not transmit exactly at a band or sub-band edge because display calibration error, modulation sidebands, and transmitter drift can put part of the signal outside the authorized segment.