Which outcome occurs when signal **clipping distortion** corrupts a digitally modulated radio signal nearing a power amplifier's saturation?

💡 Explanation

The outcome is increased bit error rate, a degradation of signal integrity because clipping distortion non-linearly alters the signal waveform. This causes inter-symbol interference, therefore decoded bits become unreliable, rather than retaining power, shrinking emissions, or improving synchronization alone.

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