A transceiver ___ radio frequency signals.

A transceiver ___ radio frequency signals.

• A. Sends and Receives
• B. Sends
• C. Receives
• D. Does not send or receive

Answer: (A)

A transceiver combines the ability to send and receive radio frequency signals. In one unit, it includes both a transmitter to generate and radiate RF energy and a receiver to pick up signals from others. This makes it ideal for two-way communication, since you need to talk and listen. Some systems manage transmit and receive with time sharing or duplex techniques, but the essential point is that the device handles both directions of RF energy. Sending alone would be a transmitter, receiving alone would be a receiver, and a device that does neither wouldn’t serve its purpose. So, it’s correct to say a transceiver sends and receives RF signals.

A transceiver combines the ability to send and receive radio frequency signals. In one unit, it includes both a transmitter to generate and radiate RF energy and a receiver to pick up signals from others. This makes it ideal for two-way communication, since you need to talk and listen. Some systems manage transmit and receive with time sharing or duplex techniques, but the essential point is that the device handles both directions of RF energy. Sending alone would be a transmitter, receiving alone would be a receiver, and a device that does neither wouldn’t serve its purpose. So, it’s correct to say a transceiver sends and receives RF signals.