From: Dirk Bell on 6 May 2010 10:49 On May 6, 9:44 am, Jerry Avins <j...(a)ieee.org> wrote: > On 5/6/2010 9:26 AM, jumpfunky wrote: > > ... > > > For n = 1 the frequency of sine is 0.1 Hz. For n = 512 the frequency is > > 51,2Hz. Since the frequency of the chirp-Signal grows linear, the sine > > contains only frequencys between 0.1Hz and 51,2Hz. > > That's an understandable error that has been made before. It is > tantamount to the claim that a frequency modulated signal fits into a > channel as wide as its peak deviation. "Taint so. It has to be wider. > > ... > > Jerry > -- > "I view the progress of science as ... the slow erosion of the tendency > to dichotomize." --Barbara Smuts, U. Mich. > ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ I think the problem is more than that. The OP needs to take the derivative of the phase to figure out what the instantaneous frequency should be. I think that will answer his question. Missing a factor of 2 in his expectations. Dirk |