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Carson’s Rule For an FM signal, the approximate bandwidth is B W ≈ 2 ( Δ f + f m ) \boxed{BW \approx 2(\Delta f+f_m)} where: Δ f \Delta f = maximum frequency deviation f m f_m = highest frequency in the modulating/message signal It gives a practical estimate of the bandwidth containing roughly 98% of the FM signal power . Where does the derivative come in? An FM signal can be written as s ( t ) = A c cos ( 2 Ï€ f c t + Ï• ( t ) ) s(t)=A_c\cos\left(2\pi f_ct+\phi(t)\right) The instantaneous phase is θ ( t ) = 2 Ï€ f c t + Ï• ( t ) \theta(t)=2\pi f_ct+\phi(t) and instantaneous frequency is obtained by differentiating phase: f i ( t ) = 1 2 Ï€ d θ ( t ) d t \boxed{f_i(t)=\frac{1}{2\pi}\frac{d\theta(t)}{dt}} Simple example Suppose an FM transmitter has: Δ f = 75 k H z \Delta f=75\,kHz and the highest modulating frequency is f m = 15 k H z . f_m=15\,kHz. Then B W ≈ 2 ( 75 + 15 ) BW\approx2(75+15) B W ≈ 180 k H z \boxed{BW\approx180\,kHz} So you'd allocate roughly 180 kHz ...