ASK Advantages | ASK Disadvantages | Amplitude Shift Keying
This page covers advantages and disadvantages of ASK modulation. ASK stands for Amplitude Shift Keying. Both ASK advantages and ASK disadvantages are covered.
Following are the silent features of ASK modulation.
• ASK is digital modulation technique in which carrier is analog and
data to be modulated is digital. Modulated output is analog.
• Here strength or amplitude of carrier signal is varied to
represent binary 1 and binary 0 data inputs; While frequency and
phase of the carrier signal remain constant. Voltage levels are left to
designers of the modulation system.

Figure-1: ASK Modulation
Refer ASK vs FSK vs PSK >> for difference between ASK, FSK and PSK digital modulation techniques.
Advantages of ASK modulation
Following are the benefits or advantages of ASK modulation.
➨It offers high bandwidth efficiency.
➨It has simple receiver design.
➨ASK modulation can be used to transmit digital data
over optical fiber.
➨ASK modulation and ASK demodulation processes are
comparatively inexpensive.
➨Its variant OOK is used at radio frequencies to transmit morse codes.
Disadvantages of ASK modulation
Following are the drawbacks or disadvantages of ASK modulation.
➨It offers lower power efficiency.
➨ASK modulation is very susceptible to noise interference.
This is due to the fact that noise affects the amplitude. Hence
another alternative modulation technique such as BPSK which is less
susceptible to error than ASK is used.
Also refer advantages and disadvantages of FSK Modulation >> and PSK Modulation >>.
Python simulation codes for ASK, FSK and PSK modulation types
➨ASK modulation python code
➨FSK modulation python code
➨PSK modulation python code
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