If a receiver is overly selective:
A) the volume control is turned up to maximum, the desired station is very weak.
B) only part of the bandwidth of the AM signal is amplified, causing some of the sideband information to be lost and distortion results.
C) too much noise is picked up and amplified by the receiver.
D) the tank circuits within the tuned amplifiers have insufficient Q.

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When a receiver is overly selective, it means that its filtering is too narrow, leading to only part of the bandwidth of the AM signal being amplified. This causes some of the sideband information to be lost, resulting in distortion of the received signal.

If a Receiver Is Overly Selective