摘要 |
A receiver includes a demodulator and a false carrier lock detector circuit for a quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) signal. The demodulator includes a controllable oscillator and an offset frequency generator for generating an offset frequency for the controllable oscillator to lock to a carrier of the QAM signal. The demodulator is susceptible to false carrier locking responsi ve to the offset frequency being substantially equal to the symbol rate divided by four or an integer multiple thereof. The receiver further includes the false carrier lock detector circuit including a first detector for detecting consecutive symbols spaced 180~ apart, and a second detector for determining whether an intervening sample between the consecutive symbols is outside a predetermined distance from the origin.
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