Well, the carrier has done its job in the modulator. That is where we needed it to move or translate the audio signals up to radio frequency values that can be radiated by the antenna. This shifting, or translating of frequencies is the main function of a modulator. At the transmitter, the carrier can easily be removed by a bandstop filter designed to eliminate the carrier frequency whilst allowing the two sidebands to be transmitted. At the receiver, the carrier must be re-inserted to produce the modulation envelope to enable the detector to extract the information signal. And here lies the problem. The carrier has to be re-inserted at exactly the correct frequency to reproduce the original AM waveform (within a few Hertz). If it is not, there are serious problems with the reception. Take a situation in which the upper and lower side frequencies are spaced 4kHz either side of the carrier at: 600-4=596kHz and 600+4=604kHz Now,let's assume that the receiver carrier were to be re-inserted at an incorrect value of 601kHz. This would result in a spacing of inly 3kHz between the carrier and the upper side frequency and 5kHz between the carrier and the lower side frequency. What effect would this have? Remembering our previous exercise in which we created an AM envelope by plotting a graph, we can see that these incorrect side frequency spacings will give rise to a badly deformed modulation envelope and hence a distorted output sound which makes speech sound like 'Donald Duck'. With this type of transmission, the receiver would be carefully tuned in to the correct frequency and the station would be received. A few moments later, the re-inserted carrier frequency would drift slowly off tune and 'Donald Duck' would re-appear. We would have to reach over and retune the radio and settle back to enjoy the next few seconds of broadcast until the drift starts again. The frequency control necessary to ensure that the re-inserthed carrier stays at exactly the correct value regardless of changes of temperature,vibration etc. would make the receiver too complex and expensive for domestic use. For this reason, DSBSC is very seldom used. Overall, the waste of transmitted power to send the carrier is less expensive than the additional cost of perhaps several million high quality receivers. Such receivers are used for professional (and amateur) communications but are expensive, between ten and a hundred times the cost of a standard radio receiver.