audio-frequency shift modulation [`ȯd·ē·ō ¦frē·kwǝn·sē ´shift mäj·ǝ`lā·shǝn] COMMUNICATIONS System of facsimile transmission over radio, in which the frequency shift required is applied through an 800-hertz shift of an audio signal, rather than shifting the radio transmitter frequency; the radio signal is modulated by the shifting audio signal, usually at 1500 to 2300 hertz. |