ECE121 Quiz 2 – Amplitude Modulation and Receiver

1. What parameter enables a receiver c. 50 Hz 27. Determine the modulation factor if a 40. If the carrier of a 100% modulated
to detect the weakest possible d. 304 kHz second modulating tone having AM wave is suppressed, the
signal level? 15. A filter has a -3dB and -60dB twice the amplitude of the first, but percentage power saving will be
a. Sensitivity bandwidths of 1kHz and 3kHz, different frequency, is added at the a. 50%
b. Selectivity respectively. Its shape factor is input of the modulator for b. 66.66%
c. Dynamic Range a. 0.33 simultaneous modulation. c. 100%
d. Fidelity b. 3 a. 1.73 d. 150%
2. It is a receiver parameter that is c. 4 b. 1.4 41. Anticipating single sideband AM,
used to measure the ability of the d. None of the choices c. 2 what percentage of the total power
receiver to accept a given band of 16. For an AM superheterodyne d. 2.24 is saved by suppressing the carrier
frequencies and reject all others. receiver that uses high side injection 28. A 2000 Hz audio signal having an and one set of sidebands while
a. Sensitivity and has a local oscillator frequency amplitude of 15 V amplitude transmitting the other set of
b. Selectivity of 1355KHz, determine the center IF modulates a 100 kHz carrier, which sidebands only for m=0.75?
c. Dynamic Range carrier for an RF wave that is made has a peak value of 25 V when not a. 45 %
d. Fidelity up of carrier, upper, and lower side modulated. Calculate the b. 66.7 %
3. Indicate the false statement. The frequency 900Khz, 905KHz, and modulation factor of the modulated c. 89 %
superheterodyne receiver replaced 895KHz, respectively. wave. d. 100 %
the TRF rceiver because the latter a. 450 kHz a. 0.4 42. A standard AM wave has a total
suffered from b. 455 kHz b. 0.5 transmitted power of 4 kW when
a. Gain variation over the c. 460 kHz c. 0.6 modulated 85%. How much total
frequency coverage range d. 465 kHz d. 0.7 power should an SSB wave
b. Insufficient gain and sensitivity 17. It is the process by which amplitude 29. In the previous problem, what contain in order to have the same
c. Inadequate selectivity at high of the carrier is varied in proportion frequencies would show up in a power content as that contained in
frequencies with the information signal spectrum analysis of the AM wave? the two sidebands?
d. Instability a. heterodyning a. 90.8 kHz,100 kHz,102.8 kHz a. 530.76 W
4. What is the major advantage of b. demodulation b. 98 kHz,100 kHz,102 kHz b. 1061.5 W
superheterodyne receiver over c. amplitude modulation c. 98.8 kHz,100 kHz,102.2 kHz c. 2123 W
tuned radio frequency receiver? d. angle modulation d. 198 kHz,200 kHz,202 kHz d. 2938.5 W
a. Good sensitivity 18. Which of the following is true about 30. What is the required bandwidth 43. If a transmitter power of 100 W is
b. Good selectivity AM? necessary to transmit the AM signal sufficient for reliable communication
c. Simple circuitry a. In AM, information is present in in the previous problem? over a certain path using SSB,
d. All of the above the carrier a. 2 kHz approximately what power level
5. Which of the following is not an b. In AM, information is present in b. 4 kHz would be required using DSB?
advantage of superheterodyne the carrier and in the sidebands c. 200 kHz a. 100 W
receiver over TRF? c. LSB contains identical d. None of the choices b. 200 W
a. It provides better selectivity information with the USB signal. 31. The modulation index of an AM c. 300 W
b. It offers improved image d. During 100% modulation, 1/3 of wave is changed from 0 to 1. The d. 600 W
frequency rejection the total power is wasted by transmitted power is 44. In the previous problem, what is the
c. It has better signal to noise ratio transmitting the sidebands. a. Unchanged power required for perfect full-carrier
d. None of the above 19. If a carrier is amplitude modulated b. Halved AM?
6. One of the main functions of the RF by 3 modulating signals, the result c. Doubled a. 100 W
amplifier in a superheterodyne modulated wave is comprised of __ d. Increased by 50% b. 200 W
receiver is to individual signals. 32. The total sideband power is what c. 300 W
a. Provide improved tracking a. 3 percentage of the carrier power in d. 600 W
b. Permit better adjacent-channel b. 6 DSBFC AM at perfect modulation? 45. CB radios was developed using full-
rejection c. 7 a. 16.67% carrier DSB AM. It operates using
c. Increase the tuning range of the d. none of the choices b. 33.33% 40 channels, each 10 KHz wide.
receiver 20. It is a measure of the extent to c. 50% When SSB is used, the same carrier
d. Improve the rejection of the which the carrier is varied by the d. 66.67% frequencies are used as with
image frequency intelligence. 33. An antenna transmits an AM signal conventional AM, but the
7. Most of the gain and selectivity in a a. Bandwidth having a total power content of 15 transceivers are switchable to either
superheterodyne receiver is b. Shape factor kW. Determine the power being lower or upper sideband. How many
obtained in the c. Bandwidth improvement transmitted at each of the sidebands channels are available when SSB is
a. RF Section d. Modulation factor when the percent modulation is used?
b. IF Section 21. Which is true about over modulation 85%? a. 40
c. Mixer in AM? a. 1019 W b. 80
d. Detector a. Modulating voltage is less than b. 1109 W c. 60
8. This is where frequency conversion carrier voltage c. 1990 W d. 120
occurs from IF to AF signal. b. Modulating voltage is equal to d. 3981 W 46. An audio signal with 0-5KHz range
a. RF section the carrier voltage. 34. A bandwidth of 12 MHz becomes and a carrier signal with 100 KHz
b. Mixer c. Overmodulation produces a available for assignment. If frequency are mixed together in a
c. IF section distortion at the demodulated assigned for TV broadcast service, balanced modulator. Which of the
d. Detector output only two channels could be following frequencies cannot be
9. Which section of a superheterodyne d. None of the choices accommodated. Determine the found at the output of the
receiver converts the IF signal back 22. A sine wave carrier is modulated by number of AM stations that could be modulator?
to the original source information? a single tone so that Emax = 18 mV broadcast simultaneously if the a. 90 kHz
a. RF section and Emin = 0 mV. Calculate the maximum modulating frequency is b. 100 kHz
b. Mixer modulation index when the limited to 5 kHz. c. 105 kHz
c. IF section unmodulated carrier is 6 mVpk-pk. a. 800 d. None of the choices
d. Detector a. 0.333 b. 1000 47. To provide two or more voice
10. A high-side injection SHR is tuned b. 0.667 c. 1200 circuits with the same carrier, it is
to a frequency of 5 MHz when the c. 1.0 d. 1600 necessary to use
local oscillator frequency is 6.65 d. 2.0 35. Which circuit produces a a. ISB
MHz. What is the IF? 23. The percentage of modulation for suppressed carrier signal? b. Carrier reinsertion
a. 0.65 MHz maximum amplitude of information a. Mixer c. SSB with pilot carrier
b. 1.65 MHz transmission is ______%. b. Low pass Filter d. Lincompex
c. 5 MHz a. 0 c. Tuned Circuit 48. In the designation of bandwidth and
d. 11.65 MHz b. 50 d. Balanced Modulator emission, what letter in the first
11. Intermediate frequency for an AM c. 75 36. A balanced modulator circuit symbol represents an ISB signal?
broadcasting system as per FCC d. 100 performs what mathematical a. J
rules. 24. An AM wave has a modulation operation on its two inputs? b. B
a. 155 kHz factor of 0.9, and unmodulated a. addition c. A
b. 255kHz carrier amplitude of 10V. What is the b. subtraction d. C
c. 355kHz amplitude of the lower sideband c. multiplication 49. The type of AM signal that is used in
d. 455kHz signal? d. division TV broadcasting is called
12. A superheterodyne receiver with an a. 10 V 37. One of the following cannot be used a. B8E
IF of 450 kHz is tuned to a signal at b. 5 V to remove the unwanted sideband in b. C3F
1200 kHz. The image frequency is c. 9 V SSB. This is the c. R3E
a. 750 kHz d. 4.5 V a. Filter system d. H3E
b. 900 kHz 25. Three tones (5-V 10-kHz, 7.5-V 3- b. Phase-shift method e. None of the choices
c. 1650 kHz kHz and 15 V 5-kHz) simultaneously c. Weaver 50. An AM receiver uses a diode
d. 2100 kHz modulate a 20-V carrier. Compute d. Balanced modulator detector for demodulation. This
13. What is the Local oscillator for the percentage modulation. 38. Which of the following is not true enables it satisfactorily to receive
frequency needed in the previous a. 83.33% about Single sideband a. ISB
problem to produce an IF of 450KHz b. 45.83% transmission? b. Single-sideband, suppressed
a. 750 kHz c. 57.50% a. SSB transmission saves power carrier
b. 900 kHz d. 87.50% b. It occupies less bandwidth c. Single-sideband, reduced carrier
c. 1650 kHz 26. An AM transmitter is modulated by c. More expensive d. Single-sideband, full carrier
d. 2100 kHz two sine waves at 1 kHz and 2.5 d. None of the choices
14. Determine the IF bandwidth kHz, with modulations of 25% and 39. Which SSB transmission saves the
necessary to achieve a bandwidth 50%, respectively. What is the most power?
improvement of 16 dB for a radio effective modulation index? a. H3E
receiver with an RF bandwidth of a. 0.56 b. J3E
320 kHz. b. 0.65 c. R3E
a. 8 kHz c. 0.75 d. B8E
b. 20 kHz d. 0.25