ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Angle modulation

Angle modulation is like speaking in a different language. When we talk normally, we use simple sounds to communicate. But angle modulation uses more complex sounds to send a message.

Imagine you want to tell your friend to meet you at the park. Instead of just saying "Let's meet at the park," you add some extra words like "Let's meet at the biiiiig, beautiful park." By stretching out that one word, you are using angle modulation to add more expression to your message.

When it comes to signals, angle modulation is like adding extra twists and turns to a wave. Normally, waves move up and down (like a sine wave), but in angle modulation, those waves also change shape as they move. This helps to send information more clearly and accurately.

For example, if you wanted to send a song through the radio, you wouldn't be able to just send the sound waves as they are. But using angle modulation, you can twist and turn those waves to match the music, so it sounds the same as if you were listening to it in person.

So, angle modulation is a way of making signals more complex and expressive, so they can be used to send messages over the airwaves.