List of amateur radio modes
Appearance
The following is a list of the modes of communication used by amateur radio operators.
Analog
- Amplitude Modulation (AM)
- Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier (DSB-SC)
- Independent Sideband (ISB)
- Single Sideband (SSB)
- Amplitude Modulation Equivalent (AME)
- Frequency Modulation (FM)
- Phase Modulation (PM)
- Continuous Wave (CW)
Image Modes
- Amateur Television, also known as Fast Scan television (ATV)
- Slow Scan Television (SSTV)
- Facsimile
Digital
Most amateur digital modes are transmitted by inserting audio into the microphone input of a radio and using an analog scheme, such as amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), or single-sideband modulation (SSB).
- ALE Automatic Link Establishment
- AMateur Teleprinting Over Radio (AMTOR)
- D-Star
- Echolink
- Hellschreiber, also referred to as either Feld-Hell, or Hell
- Discrete multi-tone modulation modes such as Multi Tone 63 (MT63)
- Multiple Frequency-Shift Keying (MFSK) modes such as
- Packet Radio (AX25)
- PACTOR
- Phase Shift Keying (31 baud) (PSK31)
- Spread spectrum
- Simplex Teletype Over Radio (SITOR)
- Radio Teletype (RTTY)
- 8FSK 8ary Frequency Shift Keying
Modes by Activity
The following 'modes' use no one specific modulation scheme but rather are classified by the activity of the communication.
- Earth-Moon-Earth (EME)
- Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)
- Low Transmitter Power (QRP)
- Satellite (OSCAR)