Shifting a constant carrier back and forth does not require linearity in later stages - for the same reason that CW does not.

FSK goes back to at least the WW2 era. In the "olden days" class C amplifiers were used for FSK.

Jerry W4UK

At 10:29 AM 7/22/2008, you wrote:
Why that - enquiring minds etc. ?

Simon Brown, HB9DRV

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From: "Jerry Flanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

True FSK does not require that following amplifier stages be linear.
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