We developed an identification algorithm that can distinguish twelve kinds of modulation modes using a blind process aimed at automatic identification of unknown modulated signals. We also developed an adaptive receiver, installed this algorithm, and we carried out an experiment to evaluate the receiver's ability. By the result of the validation experiment, for linear digital modulation modes with S/N /spl ges/ 3 dB, for GMSK of nonlinear digital modulation modes with S/N /spl ges/ 18 dB, and for the FM of analog modulation modes with S/N /spl ges/ 12 dB, we got a performance of identification probability of over 90 % respectively. Furthermore, based on the identification results, we evaluated the adaptive demodulation process by using the developed system and confirmed its effectiveness.