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A. 50 dB
B. 60 dB
C. 40 dB
D. 30 dB
A. carrier frequency
B. modulation frequency
C. modulation index
D. deviation ratio
A. H3E
B. R3E
C. A3E
D. B8E
A. signal amplitude
B. carrier harmonics
C. baseband frequency
D. broadband frequency
5. Which test instrument displays the carrier and the sidebands amplitude with frequency
to frequency?
A. oscilloscope
B. spectrum analyzer
C. frequency analyzer
D. amplitude analyzer
A. modulator
B. suppressor
C. converter
D. beater
7. Which one of the following emission transmits the lower sideband and half of the
upper sideband?
A. A5C
B. J3E
C. A3J
D. A3H
A. modulation
B. detection
C. mixing
D. impression
10. ______ is an electronic instrument used to show both the carrier and the sidebands
of a modulated signal in the frequency domain.
A. spectrum analyzer
B. oscilloscope
C. digital counter
D. frequency counter
11. What part of the carrier is varied by the intelligence during modulation in an AM
system?
A. phase
B. frequency
C. amplitude
D. both a and c
12. The difference between the RF carrier and the modulating signal frequencies is
called the
A. USB
B. LSB
C. Sideband
D. Carrier frequency
13. What stage in a radio transmitter isolates the oscillator from the load?
A. Oscillator
B. Buffer
C. Separator
D. Mixer
14. The frequency of the unmodulated carrier in FM system is
A. modulating frequency
B. center frequency
C. carrier frequency
D. deviation frequency
15. The ratio of maximum deviation to the maximum modulating frequency is called
A. carrier swing
B. deviation ratio
C. modulation factor
D. modulation index
A. constant amplitude
C. a varying amplitude
17. The modulated peak value of a signal is 125 V and the unmodulated carrier value is
85 V. What is the modulation index?
A. 0.47
B. 0.68
C. 0.32
D. 1.47
18. An 891 kHz carrier having an amplitude of 80 V is modulated by a 4.5 kHz audio
signal having an amplitude of 45 V. The modulation factor is
A. 0.56
B. 0.65
C. 1.78
D. 1.25
19. What is the modulation index of an FM signal having a carrier swing of 75 kHz when
the modulating signal has frequency of 3 kHz?
A. 25
B. 12.5
C. 0.04
D. 0.08
A. No effect
C. Decreases by
D. Increases by
A. Reactance modulator
B. Balanced modulator
D. Armstrong system
22. To generate an SSB or DSB signal one must use a circuit known as
A. filter modulator
B. ring modulator
C. balanced modulator
D. reactance modulator
A. TRF receiver
B. Superheterodyne receiver
D. Heterodyne receiver
24. An interfering signal with a frequency equal to the received signal plus twice the IF is
called
A. image frequency
B. center frequency
C. rest frequency
D. interference frequency
A. A3J
B. H3E
C. R3A
D. A3E
A. H3E
B. R3E
C. J3E
D. B8E
B. R3E
C. J3E
D. B8E
A. H3E
B. R3E
C. J3E
D. B8E
A. C3F
B. J3E
C. R3E
D. B8E
A. R3E
B. H3E
C. J3E
D. B8E
A. F3E
B. F3C
C. F3F
D. G3E
A. Power saving
D. Better fidelity
B. Better fidelity
D. Less distortion
B. Better fidelity
D. Less distortion
A. Increase in noise
36. Which characteristic of a radio receiver refers to its ability to reject an unwanted
signal?
A. Sensitivity
B. Selectivity
C. Fidelity
D. Quality
A. F3E
B. G3E
C. A3E
D. B3E
A. Frequency
B. Source
C. Load
D. Modulation
A. Hall effect
B. Capture effect
C. Image frequency
D. Homing
A. 50 %
B. 75 %
C. 100 %
D. 80 %
41. In FM, the Carsons Rule states that the bandwidth is equal to twice the sum of the
modulating frequency and ______.
A. Carrier signal
B. Modulating signal
C. Frequency deviation
D. Image frequency
A. 53.2 kHz
B. 48 kHz
C. 56.25 kHz
D. 112.5 kHz
B. Frequency modulation
C. Pulse-position modulation
44. Subcarriers that are arranged so that the channels occupying adjacent frequency
bands with some frequency space between them is known as
A. Guard bands
B. AM bands
C. Band gap
D. Void band
B. Smaller antennas
C. Directional propagation
A. Mixing
B. Modulation
C. Heterodyning
D. Demodulation
A. Beating
B. Modulation
C. Mixing
D. Demodulation
48. One part of the transmitter that protects the crystal oscillator from pulling.
A. Buffer amplifier
B. Modulator
C. Power amplifier
D. Antenna coupler
A. Frequency
B. Phase
C. Amplitude
D. Depends on the type of modulation
50. The amplitude of a sine wave which is modulated by a musical program will
A. Be complex
1. 50 dB
2. modulation index
3. H3E
4. baseband frequency
5. spectrum analyzer
6. converter
7. A3H
9. modulation
11. amplitude
12. LSB
13. Buffer
17. 1.47
18. 0.56
19. 12.5
20. No effect
25. A3E
26. R3E
27. J3E
28. B8E
29. C3F
30. H3E
31. G3E
36. Selectivity
37. F3E
38. Modulation
40. 100 %
46. Modulation
47. Demodulation
48. Buffer amplifier
51. What will be the result of the gain level being too high for signals entering the
modulator?
A. Receiver noise
C. Oscillator disturbances
A. Increase
B. Decrease
D. Double
53. When a carrier is modulated 100%, the total power increases by what percentage
over that of the carrier alone?
A. 25 %
B. 50 %
C. 75 %
D. 100 %
54. When the amplitude of the modulating voltage is increased for AM, the antenna
current will
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain constant
D. Decrease exponentially
55. An increase in transmitter power from 25W to 30W will cause the antenna current to
increase from 700mA to
A. 800 mA
B. 750 mA
C. 767 mA
D. 840 mA
56. A second modulating tone having the same amplitude but a different frequency is
added to the first at the input to the modulator. The modulation index will be increased by
a factor of
A. sq. root of 3
B. sq. root of 2
C. 2
D. 3
57. A 1000 kHz carrier is modulated by a 2500Hz tone. One frequency component of the
modulated signal is
A. 1200 Hz
B. 5000 Hz
C. 1002.5 kHz
D. 2500 Hz
58. A 1200 kHz carrier is amplitude-modulated by two tones of 500 Hz and 700 Hz.
Which one is a frequency component of the modulated wave?
A. 1195 kHz
B. 1199.3 kHz
C. 1199.7 kHz
D. 1205 kHz
A. Base modulation
B. Emitter modulation
C. Collector modulation
D. Both A and C
60. The RF signal injected into a balanced modulator is 10MHz and the modulating
frequency is 1 kHz. Which frequency, or frequencies, will not appear in the output?
A. 9.999 MHz
B. 10 MHz
C. 10.0001 MHz
D. Both A and B
61. Unwanted sidebands in SSB equipment can be suppressed by one or more of the
following methods.
A. Phasing method
B. Filter method
C. Decoder method
D. Both A and B
A. Mixing
B. Heterodyning
C. Modulation
D. Rectification
A. Distortion
B. Phase reversal
C. Reduced sensitivity
D. Amplitude damage
A. Rectification
B. Heterodyning
C. Decoding
D. Phase shifting
A. Amplitude
B. Frequency
C. Phase angle
D. Both B and C
A. Stereo
B. Angle modulation
D. FCC modulation
67. In FM, the change in carrier frequency is proportional to what attribute of the
modulating signal?
A. Angle
B. Frequency
C. Amplitude
D. Tone
68. A louder sound, when generating the modulating waveform for FM, will cause a
greater
A. Carrier amplitude
B. Angle amplitude
D. Frequency deviation
69. If a positive change in modulation signal level of 200 mW will cause a positive
frequency deviation of 10 kHz, what will be the frequency deviation for a negative
change of 10 mV in the level of the modulating signals?
A. 0
B. -5 kHz
C. +5 kHz
D. +0 kHz
70. A particular 15 kHz modulation tone results in a peak frequency deviation of 75 kHz.
What is the modulation index?
A. 5
B. 15
C. 75
D. 3
71. A 15 kHz sine wave frequency modulates an 88 MHz carrier. A sideband frequency
will be found at
A. 87.970 MHz
B. 87.985 MHz
C. 88.015 MHz
D. All of these
A. Varactor diode
B. UJT
C. SAW
D. Variable capacitor
A. Indirect FM
B. Direct FM
C. Demodulation
74. A device, now available in IC form, is useful for direct FM and as one element in the
phse-locked loop.
A. AFC
B. AGC
C. VCO
D. LPF
75. _____ is a frequency change process, whereby the phase deviation and frequency
deviation are multiplied by some fixed constant.
A. Translation
B. Multiplication
C. Division
D. Addition
76. A circuit that has the function of demodulating the frequency-modulated signal.
A. AFC
B. Envelope detector
C. Decoder
D. Foster-Seeley discriminator
D. Both B and C
A. A free-running multivibrator
B. A crystal-controlled oscillator
D. A triggered multivibrator
79. A 10% increase in the frequency of a constant-width pulse train should cause what
change in its average value?
A. 10 %
B. 1 %
C. +1 %
D. +10 %
C. Voltage-controlled oscillator
C. USB
D. Carrier
85. If the modulation index of an AM wave is changed from 0 to 1, the transmitted power
is
A. Unchanged
B. Halved
C. Doubled
D. Increased by 50%
A. Audio signal
B. Video signal
C. RF carrier
87. If the unmodulated level peak carrier amplitude is doubled in an AM signal, the
perfect modulation is ________.
A. 20
B. 50
C. 100
D. 200
88. Balanced modulator circuit when inserted in the equivalent suppresses the
___________
A. Carrier
B. Upper sideband
C. Lower sideband
D. Baseband signal
89. The carrier of a 100% modulated AM wave is suppressed, the percentage power
saving is __.
A. 100 %
B. 50 %
C. 83 %
D. 66.66 %
90. If the modulation index if an AM wave is doubled, the antenna current is also
doubled, the AM system being used is
A. H3E
B. J3E
C. C3F
D. A3E
A. 100 %
B. 50 %
C. 75 %
D. 25 %
A. 2 components
B. 3 components
C. 4 components
D. 2n + 1 components
93. A carrier signal has ________.
C. A varying amplitude
D. The information
94. The modulating system is _________ if the modulating frequency is doubled, the
modulation index is halved, and the modulating voltage remains constant.
A. Amplitude modulation
B. Phase modulation
C. Frequency modulation
D. Pulse modulation
95. What is the modulation index of an FM signal if its modulating frequency is doubled?
A. No effect
96. An AM transmitter is rated 1000 W at 100% modulation. How much power required
for the carrier?
A. 1000 W
B. 666.6 W
C. 333.3 W
D. 866.6 W
A. A3E
B. B3E
C. AHE
D. C3F
A. Discriminator
B. Modulator
C. Modem
D. Detector
99. _____ is an information signal that is sent directly without modulating any carrier.
A. C-band
B. Q-band
C. Baseband
D. Broadband
A. Digital
B. Phase
C. Amplitude
D. Angle
52. Increase
53. 50 %
54. Increase
55. 767 mA
60. 10 MHz
62. Rectification
63. Distortion
64. Heterodyning
67. Amplitude
69. -5 kHz
70. 5
73. Direct FM
74. VCO
75. Multiplication
79. +10 %
86. RF carrier
87. 100
88. Carrier
89. 66.66 %
90. J3E
91. 50 %
92. 3 components
96. 666.6 W
97. A3E
98. Discriminator
99. Baseband
100. Angle
101. It is the width of frequencies within the spectrum occupied by a signal and used by
the signal for conveying information.
A. Band
B. Bandwidth
C. Electronic spectrum
D. Frequency band
A. H3E
B. C3F
C. A3E
D. B8E
103. ______ is kind of modulation in which the modulated wave is always present.
A. Carrier modulation
B. Continuous modulation
C. Log-periodic modulation
D. Square-wave modulation
A. Pulse modulation
B. FSK
C. QAM
D. PAM
A. Percent modulation
B. Modulation constant
C. Envelope of modulation
D. Coefficient of modulation
106. _______ is a form of amplitude distortion introduced when the positive and negative
alternations in the AM modulated signals are not equal.
A. Envelope distortion
B. Spurious emission
C. Carrier shift
D. Johnson noise
107. What is the advantage of phase modulation over direct FM frequency modulation?
108. If the spectrum is shifted in frequency with no other changes, this is known as
A. Frequency multiplication
B. Sideband movement
C. Baseband reorientation
D. Frequency translation
B. Balanced modulator
D. IF strip
110. If the frequency of each component in a signal spectrum is increased by the same
fixed amount, this known as
A. Modulation
B. Frequency translation
C. Up conversion
D. Both B and C
A. 7.7 MHz
B. 15.4 MHz
C. 30.8 MHz
D. 61.6 MHz
A. 0.2 radian
B. 0.3 radian
C. 0.4 radian
D. 0.6 radian
A. Active
B. Passive
C. Linear
D. Nonlinear
A. Push-push
B. Push-pull
C. Pull-push
D. Pull-pull
A. AM demodulator
B. Frequency synthesizer
C. AGC circuit
D. FM demodulator
116. Frequency division by 12 will require how many flip-flops in the counter?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12
117. Identify an electronic device, not specifically designed for the purpose, which can
be used as a phase detector.
A. Wien bridge
B. Colpitts oscillator
C. Balanced modulator
D. Butterworth filter
118. A particular frequency synthesizer contains only a single crystal. What words
describe this synthesizer?
A. Crystal modulated
B. Inexact
C. Indirect
D. Deficient
A. Keyed transmitter
B. Power amplification
C. Frequency generation
D. All of these
121. When frequency modulation is achieved by initial phase modulation, this is called
A. Angular modulation
B. Direct FM
C. Indirect FM
D. Indirect synthesis
A. AGC
B. AFC
C. A frequency synthesizer
D. Phase modulation
B. A varactor diode
D. Both A and B
124. A receiver in which all RF amplifier stages require manual tuning to the desired RF
is called
A. Superheterodyne
B. Autodyne
C. TRF
D. AFC
A. To improve fidelity
A. Local oscillator
B. Modulator
C. IF amplifier
D. Demodulator
128. Which major element will not be found in every superheterodyne receiver?
A. RF amplifier
B. Mixer
C. Local oscillator
D. IF amplifier
129. Which major element of a superheterodyne receiver must be nonlinear?
A. R-F amplifier
B. Mixer
C. Local oscillator
D. IF amplifier
130. The change of the modulated carrier frequency from the original RF to the IF of the
superheterodyne receiver is known as
A. Frequency multiplication
B. Frequency allocation
C. Frequency substitution
D. Frequency translation
A. Image response
D. Internal noise
133. In comparing the S/N ratio for the input to the receiver with the S/N ratio for the
output, the latter is
A. Smaller
B. The same
C. Greater
D. Infinite
A. Noise immunity
B. Noise factor
C. Noise figure
D. Noise margin
135. An FM receiver with an I-F of 10.7 MHz is tuned to 98.7 MHz. What is the numerical
value of the image frequency?
A. 77.3 MHz
B. 88.0 MHz
C. 109.4 MHz
D. 120.1 MHz
136. A source of RF interference exists at 109.9 MHz. For which frequency in the FM
broadcast band will this be the image frequency?
A. 21.4 MHz
B. 88.5 MHz
C. 99.2 MHz
D. 110.7 MHz
137. The ratio of the superheterodyne receiver response at the desired carrier frequency
to that at the image frequency is called
A. The sensitivity
B. The selectivity
C. The image frequency
A. Teflon
B. Computer nylon
C. Powdered iron
D. Laminated steel
A. Bandwidth
B. Skirt steepness
C. Coupling coefficient
D. Critical coupling
140. _______ is the function which tends to maintain the sound volume level of a voice
receiver nearly constant for a large signal strength range.
A. Squelch
B. Muting
C. AGC
D. AFC
141. The function which tends to silence the receiver in the absence of transmitted
carrier.
A. Squelch
B. Muting
C. AGC
D. AFC
142. What device is incorporated in a communications receiver to reduce impulse noise?
A. Front-end processor
B. Squelch circuit
C. AGC
D. Noise blanker
143. What type of signal in which a receiver selectivity of 2.4 kHz in the I-F circuitry is
optimum?
A. FM voice
B. Double-sideband AM voice
C. FSK data
D. SBB voice
144. If the input to a detector stage is an amplitude-modulated (A3E) IF signal then the
output from the stage is
C. A Morse-code signal
147. When a communications receiver is tuned to a strong signal, the AGC bias is
measured and found to be zero. The fault cannot be caused by a/an
A. Defective IF stage
C. Defective RF stage
148. The term used to refer to the condition where the signals from a very strong station
are superimposed on other signals being received
A. Cross-modulation interference
B. Intermodulation interference
C. Receiver quieting
D. Capture effect
101. Bandwidth
102. H3E
113. Nonlinear
114. Push-push
116. 4
118. Indirect
121. Indirect FM
122.
124. TRF
125. Weak antenna signals
127. Modulator
128. RF amplifier
129. Mixer
133. Smaller
140. AGC
141. Squelch
B. Intermodulation
C. Modulation mixing
D. Image-channel interference
153. The number of voice transmissions that can be packed into a given frequency band
for amplitude-compandored single-sideband systems over conventional FM-phone
systems.
A. 2
B. 18
C. 16
D. 4
155. The ability of a communications receiver to perform well in the presence of strong
signals outside the band of interest is indicated by what parameter?
C. Signal-to-noise ratio
D. Audio output
157. Occurs during CW reception if too narrow a filter bandwidth is used in the IF stage
of a receiver
A. Filter ringing
C. Output-offset overshoot
D. Cross-modulation distortion
A. IF amplifier
B. Mixer stage
C. Detector stage
D. RF amplifier
A. Better signal-to-noise-ratio
B. Narrower bandwidth
A. Low-level modulation
B. High-level modulation
C. Direct modulation
D. Indirect modulation
162. In a narrow-band FM system, the deviation ratio is commonly one and the highest
audio frequency is generally limited to
A. 300 Hz
B. 10,000 Hz
C. 3,000 Hz
D. 7,500 Hz
A. A3F
B. F3F
C. A3C
D. F3C
164. Where is the noise generated which primarily determines the signal to noise ratio in
a VHF (150 MHz) marine band receiver?
A. In the detector
B. In the atmosphere
C. In the ionosphere
A. F3E
B. G3E
C. J3E
D. H3E
A. Better selectivity
C. Greater sensitivity
D. Improved signal-to-noise-ratio
171. What is an undesirable effect of using too-wide a filter bandwidth in the IF section of
a receiver?
B. Output-offset overshoot
C. Thermal-noise distortion
D. Filter ringing
A. Direct FM transmitter
B. Indirect FM transmitter
174. High selectivity occurs when the degree of coupling between a receivers RF stages
is
A. Tight
B. Loose
C. Critical
175. A carrier is phase modulated by a test tone. If the amplitude and the frequency of
the tone are both doubled, the amount of the deviation is
A. Doubled
B. Unchanged
C. Halved
D. Multiplied by four
A. 1 kHz
B. 2.4 kHz
C. 4.2 kHz
D. 4.8 kHz
177. The component most apt to break down in the radio circuit is the
A. Crystal
B. Resistor
C. Transformer
D. Diode
C. Phase-modulator circuit
D. All of these
A. Crystal filter
C. Wave trap
D. RF stage
A. RTTY
B. SSB
C. Television
D. Modulated CW
183. What is the approximate dc input power to a class AB RF power amplifier stage in
an unmodulated carrier transmitter when the PEP output is 500 W?
A. Approximately 1000 W
B. Approximately 800 W
C. Approximately 250 W
D. Approximately 600 W
A. De-emphasis circuit
B. Mixer stage
C. Squelch circuit
D. Limiter stage
A. Approximately 1.0 to 1
B. Approximately 25 to 1
C. Approximately 100 to 1
D. Approximately 2.5 to 1
187. In most mixers, the oscillator frequency is ______ than the carrier frequency of the
input signal.
A. Higher
B. Lower
C. The same
D. 10 kHz above
A. High stage
B. Harmonic generation
A. F3F
B. A3C
C. F3C
D. A3F
190. A network is
A. A network consisting entirely of four inductors or four capacitors
A. Local oscillator
B. Mixer stage
195. In an FM receiver, the stage that has the IF signal is input and the audio signal
output.
A. Limiter
B. Audio amplifier
C. IF amplifier
D. Discriminator
D. Frequencies carrier
C. Of receiver quieting
A. FM transmitter
B. FM receiver
C. VHF transmitter
D. VHF receiver
151. Crossmodulation
153. 4
158. IF amplifier
162. 3,000 Hz
163. A3C
166. F3E
167. The presence of a strong signal on a nearby frequency
172. FM receiver
174. Loose
177. Resistor
182. Television
187. Higher
189. A3F
200. FM receiver
A. AM
B. Facsimile
C. Television
D. RTTY
A. F3C
B. A3C
C. F3F
D. A3F
203. Two AM transmitting antennas are close together. As a result the two modulated
signals are mixed in the final RF stage of both transmitters. What is the resultant effect
on other station?
A. Harmonic interference
B. Intermodulation interference
C. Spurious interference
D. Crossmodulation interference
204. The term used to refer to the reduction of receiver gain caused by the signal of a
nearby station transmitter in the same frequency band?
A. Quieting
B. Cross-modulation interference
D. Desensitizing
205. What is the bandwidth occupied by the carrier, both sidebands and harmonics?
A. Authorized bandwidth
C. Operating bandwidth
D. All of these
206. A class-C RF amplifier is collector amplitude modulated and its average dc level
collector current does not change. This means
A. A normal condition
B. Modulating frequency
C. Carrier frequency
209. The main purpose of the beat frequency oscillator (BFO) is to generate
210. Normally, a linear class BRF power amplifier operates with a bias approximately
equal to
A. Twice cut-off
D. Projected cut-off
211. The purpose why an RF amplifier is operated under linear class-B conditions (as
opposed to class-C) is to
D. Amplify of an AM signal
212. The term used to refer to the condition where the signal from a very strong station
are superimposed on other signal being received.
A. Cross-modulation interference
B. Intermodulation distortion
C. Receiver quieting
D. Capture effect
A. Peak-to-peak voltage
C. RMS voltage
214. The type of emission that suffer most from selective fading.
A. CW and SSB
B. SSB and TV
D. SSTV and CW
215. In an FM-phone signal, ________ is the ratio between the actual frequency
deviation to the maximum frequency deviation.
A. FM compressibility
B. Modulating index
C. Percentage of modulation
D. Quieting index
216. _______ is used to refer to the reception blockage of one FM-phone signal by
another FM-phone signal.
A. Capture effect
B. Desensitization
C. Cross-modulation interference
D. Frequency discrimination
217. A receiver selectivity of 10 kHz in the IF circuitry is optimum for what type of
signals?
A. SSB voice
B. Facsimile
C. FM
D. Double-sideband AM
A. Zero beat
B. Under-modulation
C. Zero-modulation
D. Over-modulation
219. What is the approximate bandwidth of an FM with a modulation factor of 12.5 and a
modulating frequency of 10 kHz?
A. 20 kHz
B. 270 kHz
C. 250 kHz
D. 45 kHz
A. Linear mixing
B. Analog multiplication
C. Signal summation
D. Multiplexing
221. The negative half of the AM wave is supplied by a/an _______ on a diode
modulator.
A.
B. Transformer
C. Capacitor
D. Inductor
223. Amplitude modulators that vary the carrier amplitude with the modulating signal by
passing it through an attenuator network is the principle of
A. Rectification
B. Amplification
C. Variable resistance
D. Absorption
A. Varactor diode
B. Thermistor
C. Cavity resonator
D. PIN diode
B. 48 V
C. 96 V
D. 120 V
226. What circuit recovers the original modulating information from an AM signal?
A. Modulator
B. Demodulator
C. Mixer
D. Crystal set
A. Envelope detector
B. Balanced modulator
C. Mixer
D. Crystal set
228. What circuit generates the upper and lower sidebands and suppresses the carrier?
A. Amplitude modulator
B. Diode detector
C. Class C amplifier
D. Balanced modulator
C. Lattice modulator
D. Balanced bridge modulator
A. Variable resistors
B. Switches
C. Rectifiers
D. Variable capacitors
A. AM
B. FM
C. SSB
D. DSB
A. Differential amplifier
B. Rectifier
C. Bridge
A. LC networks
B. Mechanical resonators
C. Crystals
234. In the phasing method of SSB generation, one sideband is canceled out due to
A. Phase shifting
B. Sharp selectivity
C. Carrier suppression
D. Phase inversion
A. Transponder
B. Product detector
C. Converter
D. Remodulator
A. Summer
B. Multiplier
C. Divider
D. Mixer
A. Rectification
B. AM
C. Linear summing
D. Filtering
A. Greater efficiency
B. Noise immunity
C. Capture effect
C. Noise susceptibility
D. Lower efficiency
A. High-frequency spikes
B. Lowe-frequency variations
A. Modulator
B. Demodulator
C. Limiter
D. Low-pass filter
242. The AM signals generated at a low level may only be amplified by what type of
amplifier?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
A. Transformer
B. Resonant circuit
C. Filter
D. Phase-shift circuit
A. AM
B. DSB
C. SSB
D. ISB
A. Demodulation
B. Reception
C. Modulation
D. Recreation
248. What is usually used to demodulate SSB or CW signal?
A. PLL
B. BFO
C. Ratio detector
D. All of these
249. Which of the following is the most widely used amplitude modulator
A. Diode detector
B. PLL circuit
C. VCO
D. All of these
250. Which of the following is the most widely used balanced modulator
C. Lattice modulator
D. None of these
201. Television
202. F3C
204. Desensitizing
217. Double-sideband AM
218. Zero-modulation
225. 96 V
226. Demodulator
230. Switches
231. DSB
233. Crystals
236. Mixer
237. Linear summing
241. Limiter
242. Class C
244. Filter
245. DSB
247. Demodulation
248. BFO
251. A method that applied the modulated wave to the vertical deflection circuit of the
oscilloscope and the modulating signal to the horizontal deflection circuit.
a. Trapezoidal method
b. Circular method
c. Square method
d. Any method
a. Modulator
b. Balanced modulator
c. Modulation
d. demodulation
253. If the frequency and phase are parameters of carrier angle, which is a function of
time, the general term ___________-cover both.
a. Amplitude modulation
b. Frequency modulation
c. Phase modulation
d. Angle modulation
255. Radio transmitter basically consists of two principal parts, one reproducing a carrier
frequency and one for __________.
a. IF Frequency
b. RF Frequency
c. Modulating Frequency
d. Power
256. Is a measure of its ability to maintain as nearly a fixed frequency as possible over
as long as time interval as possible.
b. Selectivity
c. Sensitivity
d. Frequency stability
257. Is the effect of two-transmitter when they are in close proximity. This results into the
sum and difference frequencies of two carriers.
a. Intermodulation effect
b. Intermodulation interference
c. Intermodulation product
d. intermodulation
a. Carrier frequency
b. Center frequency
c. IF frequency
d. RF frequency
259. The varactor diode used in FM may be represented by the approximate equivalent
circuit of the _____ in series with a ________.
a. Diode, capacitor
b. Diode, resistor
c. Capacitor, resistor
d. Any of these
a. Resistor
b. Capacitor
c. Diode
d. reactor
a. FM
b. AM
c. TV
d. None of these
262. Recovers the modulating voltage from the frequency modulation by utilizing the
phase angle shift between primary and secondary voltages of tuned oscillators.
a. Direct method
b. Indirect method
c. Foster-Seeley discriminator
d. Slope detector
263. Is used in FM receivers to lock onto the received signal and stabilized receptions.
c. Muscle Control
264. Are amplifier circuits that are used to eliminate amplitude modulation and
amplitude-modulated noise from received FM Signals before detection.
a. Demodulators
b. Diode detector
c. Amplitude limiters
d. None of these
265. If the total sideband power is 12.5% of the total radiated power, find the modulation
index.
a. 50 percent
b. 53.4 percent
c. 26.2 percent
d. 32.3 percent
266. Carriers are spaced at 20 kHz, beginning at 100 kHz. Each carrier is modulated by
a signal with a 5 kHz bandwidth. Is there interference from the sideband?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe
d. Secret
267. For an unmodulated carrier of 150 V and a modulated peak value of 230 V. What is
the modulation index
a. 0.35
b. 0.533
c. 0.652
d. 0.42
268. New frequencies outside the regular AM spectrum are called ___________.
a. Distortion
b. Interference
c. Splatter
d. Harmonic
269. A DSB-SC has a total power of 350 watts with 100% modulation suppresses 50%
of the carrier, and the suppressed carrier power goes to the sidebands. How much
power is in the sidebands?
a. 116.67 W
b. 233.33 W
c. 175 W
d. 350 W
270. A DSB-SC system must suppress the carrier by 30 dB from its original value of 30
W. What value must the carrier be reduced?
a. 30000 W
b. 0.03 W
c. 300 W
d. 0.003 W
271. ___________, which further amplifies the signal and has the bandwidth and
passband shaping appropriate for the received signal.
a. RF stage
c. IF stage
d. AF stage
a. Approximate bandwidth
b. Narrow-band Bandwidth
c. Carsons rule
d. Wideband bandwidth
273. The complete series of stages for reproducing the FM signal with the desired carrier
and deviation is the _______.
a. Modulator
b. Exciter
c. IF stage
d. RF stage
b. Stereophonic
c. Stereonic
d. SCA
275. It make use of the shape of IF filter frequency response roll-off versus frequency.
a. Foster Seeley
b. Slope detector
c. Diode detector
d. Quadrature detector
a. 2
b. 5
c. 0
d. 3
a. A3E
b. R3E
c. H3E
d. B8E
278. An attenuated carrier is reinserted into the SSB signal to facilitate receiver tuning
and demodulation.
a. A3E
b. R3E
c. H3E
d. B8E
a. A3E
b. R3E
c. H3E
d. B8E
280. Single sideband, suppressed carrier in which the carrier is suppressed by at least
45 dB in the transmitter.
a. A3E
b. R3E
c. H3E
d. B8E
281. The shift in the carrier frequency from the resting point compared to the amplitude
of the modulating signal is called _______.
a. Index
b. Deviation ratio
c. Carrier frequency
d. Deviation frequency
282. In FM, the amplitude of the modulated frequency wave remains ___________ at all
times.
a. Varying
b. Dependent
c. Constant
d. variable
283. An AM has a maximum span of 30 V, what is the required minimum span to attain
100% modulation?
a. 30 V
b. 20 V
c. 0 V
d. None of these
284. DZMM having a carrier frequency of 630 kHz is modulated by 2.6 kHz audio signal
having an amplitude of 37.5 V. What is the amplitude voltage of 630 kHz carrier
frequency at 0.35 modulation index?
a. 57.6 V
b. 107.14 V
c. 206.5 V
d. 86.2 V
285. If the sideband power is 50% of the carrier power, what is the modulation index?
a. 50%
b. 75%
c. 90%
d. 100%
286. If the increase power is 180 watts at 1 kW unmodulated output power the
modulation index is _________.
a. 75%
b. 60%
c. 50%
d. 25%
287. In AM, if the unmodulated power carrier is 10 kW, and the total power is 15 kW,
what is the upper sideband power at 100% modulation index?
a. 25 kW
b. 2 kW
c. 2.5 kW
d. 4 kW
288. If the input resistance of the base station of AM broadcast produced 20 kW carrier
power, at what modulation index should the antenna rise at 108.63 A?
a. 20%
b. 50%
c. 60%
d. 80%
289. ________ used a phase detector to compare the phase and frequency of the
received signal to the VCO output.
a. PIL
b. PAL
c. PLL
d. PLI
290. A filter with a roll-off of 6 dB/kHz is used as a slope detector. The input signal varies
with +3 kHz deviation from center carrier frequency. How many dB down is the output at
full deviation?
a. 9 dB
b. -18 dB
c. 18 dB
d. -9 dB
291. A receiver limiter requires a 20 mV signal for quieting operation. The voltage gain
between the RF input and the limiter is 57.7 dB, what is the input at the antenna terminal
assuming equal resistance?
a. 75.6 mV
b. 26.67 uV
c. 52.3 uV
d. 49.6 uV
292. A 1-MHz carrier is modulated with a resulting 100 Hz deviation. It undergoes x36
multiplication, followed by mixing with a 34.5 MHz signal and re-multiplication by 72.
What is the final carrier and deviations?
293. For standard commercial broadcast FM, the deviation ratio is ________.
a. 15
b. 75
c. 5
d. 10
294. A system has 150 kHz of bandwidth available for 10 kHz modulation signal. What is
the approximate deviation to be used?
a. 35 kHz
b. 65 kHz
c. 25 kHz
d. 15 kHz
295. An FM has a deviation of 100 kHz and a modulating frequency of 15 kHz, what
happen to m if the deviation triples?
a. 6.66
b. 2.22
c. 4.12
d. 0.20
296. A receiver for a signal at 100 MHz uses a 10.7 MHz IF and low tracking. What is the
image frequency?
a. 89.3 MHz
b. 78.6 MHz
c. 52.5 MHz
d. 35.2 MHz
297. What is the change in resonant frequency of the actual varactor capacitance value
differs by -5% (0.05) of the nominal value?
a. 2.06
b. 3.02
c. 1.03
d. 5.06
298. An oscillator resonate at 1 MHz with a nominal 100 pF capacitor and 0.25 mH
inductor, what s the resonant frequency of the actual capacitor value is +20% of the
nominal value?
a. 1.006 MHz
b. 0.9188 MHz
c. 3.625 MHz
d. 2.00123 MHz
299. Front end is also called _________.
a. IF stage
b. AF stage
c. RF stage
d. None of these
300. Undesired signal on the other side of the local oscillator output will have the same
difference frequency and pass into the IF amplifier.
a. Carrier frequency
b. Sum frequency
c. Difference frequency
d. Image frequency
260. reactor
261. FM
266. No
267. 0.533
268. Splatter
269. 233.33 W
270. 0.03 W
271. IF stage
273. Exciter
274. Stereophonic
276. 0
277. B8E
278. R3E
279. A3E
280. H3E
282. Constant
283. 0 V
284. 107.14 V
285. 100%
286. 60%
287. 2.5 kW
288. 60%
289. PLL
290. 18 dB
291. 26.67 uV
294. 65 kHz
295. 0.20
297. 1.03
299. RF stage
a. SSB
b. ISB
c. AM
d. DSB
a. Cavity resonator
b. PIN diode
c. Varactor
d. Thermistor
303. A third symbol emission which represent data transmission including telemetry, and
telecommand
a. B
b. D
c. C
d. N
304. In an AM wave, useful power is carried by
a. None of these
b. Sidebands
d. Carrier
a. 9
b. 6
c. 3
d. 4
306. The process by which the intelligence signals normally at lower frequency are
removed from the transmission frequency after it is received in the receiver station.
a. Detection
b. Demodulation
c. Amplification
d. Modulation
312. First symbol in the designation of radio signals emission which refers to use of an
unmodulated carrier.
a. J
b. N
c. H
d. A
313. One of the following is a communications filter generally used in the transceiver of a
single sideband generator.
a. Lowpass filter
b. Crystal filter
c. Bandpass filter
d. Mechanical filter
314. What is the modulation index for an AM signal having Vmax and Vmin of 2.6 and
0.29, respectively?
a. 0.799
b. 0.111
c. 0.894
d. 0.639
a. 7.5 kHz
b. 15 kHz
c. 30 kHz
d. 60 kHz
a. 10.45 watts
b. 10750 watts
c. 11.5 kilowatts
d. 10450 watts
b. Amplitude
c. Period
d. Phase angle
318. In the F3E signal, what is the term for the ratio between the deviation of a frequency
modulated signal and the modulating frequency?
a. FM compressibility
b. Quieting index
c. Modulation index
d. Percentage of modulation
a. HF
b. UHF
c. MF
d. VHF
c. Lincompex
321. What are the two general categories of methods for generating emission F3E?
a. The only way to produce an emission F3E signal is with reactance modulator on the
oscillator
b. The only way to produce an emission F3E signal is with a balanced modulator on the
oscillator
c. The only way to produce an emission F3E signal is with a balanced modulator on the
audio amplifier
d. The only way to produce an emission F3E signal is with a reactance modulator on the
final amplifier
a. 25%
b. 75%
c. 100%
d. 50%
323. How does the SSB transmitter output power normally expressed?
a. Average power
d. Peak power
324. Determine from the following the common use of DSB in broadcast and
telecommunications
a. Satellite communication
b. FM/TV stereo
c. Two-way communications
d. Telephone systems
a. Oscillator
b. Baseband frequency
c. Mixer
d. Carrier harmonics
326. What is the source of sidebands in frequency modulated voice?
a. A3F
b. A3J
c. F3E
d. J3E
327. The third symbol in the designation of radio emission under the ITU refers to
b. Nature of signals
d. Nature of multiplexing
a. 500 W
b. 1000 W
c. 1500 W
d. 2000 W
329. This circuit has the function of demodulating the frequency-modulated signal. It is a
c. Envelope detector
d. Foster-Seeley discriminator
330. Calculate the power in one sideband of an AM signal whose carrier power is 50
watts. The unmodulated current is 2 A while the modulated current is 2.4 A.
a. 22 W
b. 33 W
c. 11 W
d. 44 W
a. Direct
b. All of these
c. Indirect
d. Insertion
333. An AM transmitter is modulated by two sine waves at 1.5 kHz and 2.5 kHz with
modulations of 20 percent and 80 percent respectively. Calculate the effective
modulation index.
a. 0.7776
b. 0.6
c. 0.8246
d. 1.0
334. A DSBSC system must suppress the carrier by 50 dB for its original value of 10 W.
To what value must the carrier be reduced?
a. 1 milliwatt
b. 10 microwatts
c. 0.10 milliwatts
d. 0.01 microwatts
a. Synthesizer
b. Modulator
c. Mixer
d. Booster
336. A phase modulator has Kp= 2 rad/V. What RMS voltage of a sine wave would
cause a peak phase deviation of 30 degrees?
a. 0.158 V
b. 0.185 V
c. 0.518 V
d. 0.815 V
b. Varactor-capacitor oscillator
c. Voltage-controlled oscillator
a. Distortion
b. Diagonal clipping
c. Phase reversal
d. Amplitude damage
b. 262. 61 V
c. 1166.7 V
d. 825 V
340. What will be the total sideband power of the AM transmitting station whose carrier
power is 1200W and a modulation of 95%?
a. 270.75 W
b. 900 watts
c. 1.8 kW
d. 542 W
a. Balanced modulator
b. Low-Q LC Circuit
c. Transmitter
d. Circulator
a. Envelope detector
b. PLL
c. Mixer
d. Balanced modulator
a. AM demodulator
b. Frequency synthesizer
c. AGC circuit
d. FM demodulator
a. Direct
b. Crystal-modulated
c. Indirect
d. Exact
a. FM and DSB AM
b. SSB and TV
c. CCTV and CW
d. CW and SSB
347. Which major element will not be found in every superheterodyne receiver?
a. RF amplifier
b. IF amplifier
c. LO
d. Mixer
348. A system uses a deviation of 100 kHz and a modulating frequency of 15 kHz. What
is the approximate bandwidth?
a. 115 kHz
b. 230 kHz
c. 170 kHz
d. 340 kHz
350. What is the power in one sideband of an AM signal whose carrier power is 300 W,
with 80 percent modulation?
a. 396 W
b. Zero
c. 48 W
d. 96 W
301. DSB
303. D
304. Sidebands
305. 3
306. Demodulation
314. 0.799
315. 30 kHz
317. Period
319. MF
321. The only way to produce an emission F3E signal is with reactance modulator on the
oscillator
322. 50%
326. F3E
328. 500 W
330. 11 W
331. Indirect
333. 0.8246
335. Mixer
336. 0.185 V
338. Distortion
339. 825 V
340. 542 W
345. Indirect
347. RF amplifier
350. 48 W
a. 112.5 kHz
b. 35.59 kHz
c. 1125.4 MHz
d. 3.26 MHz
352. Which of the following is not a typical part of every radio transmitter?
a. Carrier oscillator
b. Driver amplifier
c. Mixer
353. What is the approximate magnitude of the impedance of a parallel RLC circuit at
resonance?
d. Approximately equal to XC
354. What are the three major oscillator circuits often used in radio equipment?
356. How is the positive feedback coupled to the input in a Colpitts oscillator?
a. Negative feedback
b. Hartley
c. Colpitts
d. Pierce
a. It is easy to neutralize
a. Pierce
b. Colpitts
c. Hartley
d. Negative feedback
c. It is stable
364. For reasonably efficient operation of a transistor amplifier, what should be the load
resistance be with 12 volts at the collector and a 5 watts power output?
a. 100.3 ohms
b. 14.4 ohms
c. 10.3 ohms
d. 144 ohms
a. Approximately 120
b. Approximately 12
c. Approximately 1200
d. Approximately 1.2
a. The continued motion of a radio wave through space when the transmitter is
turned off
c. By neutralization
368. If the spectrum is shifted in frequency with no other changes, this is known as
a. Frequency multiplication
b. Sideband movement
c. Baseband orientation
d. Frequency translation
b. Balanced modulator
d. IF strip
370. If the frequency of each component in a signal spectrum is increased by the same
fixed amount, this is known as
a. Up conversion
b. Demodulation
c. Frequency translation
d. Both a and c
371. A particular amplifier is designed to be a frequency doubler. If the input signal
frequency is 15.4 MHz, a circuit in the output will be tuned to
a. 7.7 MHz
b. 15.4 MHz
c. 30.8 MHz
d. 61.6 MHz
a. Active
b. Passive
c. Linear
d. Nonlinear
a. Push-push
b. Push-pull
c. Pull-push
d. Pull-pull
a. AM demodulation
b. Frequency synthesizer
c. FM demodulator
d. AGC circuit
a. phase-locked loop
b. voltage-controlled oscillators
d. both A and B
376. A particular frequency synthesizer contains only a single crystal. What words
describe this synthesizer?
a. Crystal modulated
b. Inexact
c. Indirect
d. Deficient
a. Keyed transmitter
b. Power amplification
c. Frequency generation
379. An AM broadcast transmitter in the multi-kilowatt operating range will have what
form of final amplifier?
a. Solid-state devices
b. Vacuum tubes
b. Compression amplifier
c. Loudness controller
a. AM
b. SSB
c. CW
d. FM
382. A circuit that isolates the carrier oscillator from load changes is called a
a. Final amplifier
b. Driver amplifier
c. Linear amplifier
d. Buffer amplifier
a. Signal bias
b. Self-bias
d. Threshold bias
a. Sine wave
b. Half-sine wave
c. Pulse
d. Square wave
c. Reducing gain
d. Eliminating harmonics
a. Harmonics
b. Splatter
c. Over-deviation
d. Excessive gain
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
a. Carrier
b. Upper sideband
c. Lower sideband
d. Baseband signal
a. Operates class A
391. An IF transformer of a radio receiver operates at 456 kHz. The primary circuit has a
Q of 50 and the secondary has a Q of 40. Find the bandwidth using the optimum
coupling factor.
a. 10.192 kHz
b. 15.288 kHz
c. 152.88 kHz
d. 101.92 kHz
392. A varactor has a maximum capacitance of 80pF and is used in a tuned circuit with a
100 microhenry inductor. Find the tuning voltage necessary for the circuit to resonate at
twice its resonant frequency with no tuning voltage applied.
a. 5 V
b. 2.5 V
c. 7.5 V
d. 4.25 V
393. A phase-locked loop has a VCO with a free-running frequency of 14 MHz. As the
frequency of the reference input is gradually raised from zero, the loop locks at 12 MHz
and comes out of lock again at 18 MHz. Calculate the capture range.
a. 4 MHz
b. 2 MHz
c. 12 MHz
d. 8 MHz
394. If the frequency fed to the pre-amplifier of a basic transmitter with multipliers is
composed of a pair of triplers and a doubler is 198 MHz, what frequency should the
oscillator operate?
a. 11 MHz
b. 33 MHz
c. 22 MHz
d. 66 MHz
395. A phase-locked loop has a VCO with a free running frequency of 14 MHz. As the
frequency of the reference input is gradually raised from zero, the loop locks at 12 MHZ
and comes out of lock again at 18 MHz. Calculate the lock range.
a. 4 MHz
b. 2 MHz
c. 12 MHz
d. 8 MHz
396. A crystal oscillator is accurate within 0.0005%. How far off frequency could its
output be at 37 MHz?
a. 135 Hz
b. 150 Hz
c. 185 Hz
d. 224 Hz
397. A transmitter has a carrier power output of 10 W at an efficiency of 80%. How much
power must be supplied by the modulating amplifier for 100% modulation?
a. 6.25 W
b. 7.14 W
c. 12.5 W
d. 14.3 W
a. 96 ohms
b. 128 ohms
c. 6 ohms
d. 8 ohms
399. A collector-modulated class C amplifier has a carrier output power of 150 W and an
efficiency of 80%. Calculate the transistor power dissipation with 100% modulation.
a. 93. 75 W
b. 120 W
c. 64 W
d. 56. 25 W
a. 15.625 ohms
b. 22.5 ohms
c. 11.25 ohms
d. 31.25 ohms
352. Mixer
358. Colpitts
361. Colpitts
362. It is stable
365. Approximately 12
367. By neutralization
372. Nonlinear
373. Push-push
376. Indirect
377. All of the above
381. SSB
384. Pulse
386. Splatter
387. Class C
389. Carrier
392. 7.5 V
393. 4 MHz
394. 11 MHz
395. 8 MHz
396. 185 Hz
397. 6.25 W
399. 56. 25 W
402. What is the term used to refer to the reduction of receiver gain caused by the
signals of a nearby station transmitting in the same frequency band?
a. Desensitizing
b. Quieting
c. Cross-modulation interference
403. What is the term used to refer to a reduction in receiver sensitivity caused by
unwanted high-level adjacent channel signals?
a. Intermodulation distortion
b. Quieting
c. Desensitizing
d. Overloading
406. What is the term used to refer to the condition where the signals from a very strong
station are super imposed on the other signals being received?
a. Intermodulation distortion
b. Cross-modulation interference
c. Receiver quieting
d. Capture effect
b. Receiver quieting
411. What is the term used to refer to the reception blockage of one FM-phone signal?
a. Desensitization
b. Cross-modulation interference
c. Capture effect
d. Frequency discrimination
a. By a balanced modulator
b. By a frequency discriminator
c. By a product detector
d. By a phase splitter
d. The combination of the two signals to produce sum and difference frequencies
d. An FM generator
417. What are the principal frequencies which appear at the output of a mixer circuit?
418. What occurs in a receiver when an excessive amount of signal energy reaches the
mixer circuit?
419. How much gain should be used in the RF amplifier stage of a receiver?
b. Sufficient gain to allow weak signals to overcome noise generated in the first
mixer
c. Sufficient gain to keep weak signals below the noise of the first mixer stage
420. Why should the RF amplifier stage of a receiver only have sufficient gain to allow
weak signals to overcome noise generated in the first mixer stage?
b. A receiver demodulator
c. A receiver filter
d. A buffer oscillator
424. What is the primary purpose of the first IF amplifier stage in a receiver?
c. Dynamic response
d. Selectivity
425. What is the primary purpose of the final IF amplifier stage in a receiver?
a. Dynamic response
b. Gain
b. The IF stage
c. The RF stage
b. The relative strength of a strength of a received signal 3 kHz removed from the
carrier frequency
c. The level of noise generated in the front end and succeeding stages of a
receiver
428. The ability of a communications receiver to perform well in the presence of strong
signals outside the band of interest is indicated by what parameter?
a. Noise figure
c. Signal-to-noise ratio
d. Audio output
429. What type problems are caused by poor dynamic range in a communications
receiver?
d. Oscillator instability and severe audio distortion of all but the strongest signal
received signals
430. What is the term for the ratio between the largest tolerable receiver input signal and
the minimum discernible signal?
a. Intermodulation distortion
b. Noise floor
c. Noise figure
d. Dynamic range
431. What occurs during CW reception if too narrow a filter bandwidth is used in the IF
stage of a receiver?
b. Output-offset overshoot
c. Cross-modulation distortion
d. Filter ringing
432. How can selectivity be achieved in the front and circuitry of a communications
receiver?
b. By using a pre-selector
433. How should the filter bandwidth of a receiver IF section compare with the bandwidth
of a received signal?
a. Filter bandwidth should be slightly greater than the received signal bandwidth
435. A receiver has a sensitivity of 0.6 microvolts and a blocking dynamic range of 60
dB. What is the strongest signal that can be present along with a 0.6 microvolt signal
without blocking taking place
a. 600 millivolts
b. 600 microvolts
c. 300 millivolts
d. 300 mircovolts
436. An AM receiver is tuned to broadcast station at 600 kHz. Calculate the image
rejection in dB assuming that the input filter consists of one tuned circuit with a Q of 40?
a. 19.28 dB
b. 39.65 dB
c. 38.57 dB
d. 19.83 dB
437. A receiver has two uncoupled tuned circuits before the mixer, each with a Q of 75.
The signal frequency is 100.1 MHz. The IF is 10.7 Mhz. The local oscillator uses high-
side injection. Calculate the image rejection ratio.
a. 23.69 dB
b. 58.66 dB
c. 29.33 dB
d. 11.84 dB
438. What oscillator frequency is needed to heterodyne 626 kHz up to 3.58 MHz?
a. 2.954 MHz
b. 4.832 MHz
c. 4.210 MHz
d. 2.328 MHz
439. What is the undesirable effect of using too wide a filter bandwidth in the IF section
of a receiver?
a. Output-offset overshoot
d. Filter ringing
441. What parameter must be selected when designing an audio filter using an op-amp?
a. Bandwidth characteristics
c. Temperature coefficient
d. Output-offset overshoot
a. The number of kHz between the lowest and the highest frequency to which the
receiver can be tuned
c. The ratio between the minimum discernible signal and the largest tolerable
signal without causing audible distortion products
d. The difference between the lowest frequency signal detectable without moving
the tuning knob
445. Where is the noise which primarily determines the signal-to-noise ratio in a VHF
(150 MHz) marine band receiver generated?
b. Man-made noise
c. In the atmosphere
d. In the ionosphere
c. ISB(B8E)
d. Single-sideband, full carrier (H3E)
a. Variable selectivity
c. Double spotting
d. Double conversion
448. A receiver has poor IF selectivity. It will therefore also have poor
a. Blocking
b. Double-spotting
c. Diversity reception
d. Sensitivity
449. If a FET is used as the first AF amplifier in a transistor receiver, this will have the
effect of
d. Instability
402. Desensitizing
403. Quieting
405. Modulation from an unwanted signal is heard in addition to the desired signal
410. A detector that uses mixing process with a locally generated carrier
415. The combination of the two signals to produce sum and difference frequencies
417. The original frequencies and the sum and difference frequencies
419. Sufficient gain to allow weak signals to overcome noise generated in the first mixer
424. Selectivity
425. Gain
427. The level of noise generated in the front end and succeeding stages of a receiver
428. Blocking dynamic range
429. Cross-modulation of the desired signal and desensitization from strong adjacent
signals
433. Filter bandwidth should be slightly greater than the received signal bandwidth
436. 38.57 dB
437. 29.33 dB
444. The ratio between the minimum discernible signal and the largest tolerable signal
without causing audible distortion products
448. Blocking
The process of impressing a low frequency information signals onto a high- .451
._____ frequency carrier signal is called
a. demodulation
b. oscillation
c. modulation
d. amplification
453. A process where the received signal is transformed into its original form.
a. demodulation
b. damping
c. amplification
d. oscillation
454. It is the process of changing the amplitude of a relative high frequency carrier signal
in proportion with the instantaneous value of the modulating signal.
a. frequency modulation
b. digital modulation
c. phase modulation
d. analog modulation
a. carrier
b. upper sideband
c. lower sideband
d. modulating signal
a. linear mixing
b. analog multiplexing
c. signal summation
d. multiplexing
a. sidebands
b. modulating signal
c. envelope
d. carrier signal
a. tuned circuit
b. transformer
c. capacitor
d. inductor
a. coefficient of modulation
b. modulation index
c. depth of modulation
d. any of these
460. When the modulation index in an AM wave is greater than one it will cause
_______.
a. buck-shot
b. splatter
c. overmodulation
d. any of these
a. 1
b. 0
c. 100
d. infinity
462. When the amplitude of the information in an AM modulator is equal to zero, what is
the value of the modulation index?
a. 1
b. 0
c. 100
d. infinity
464. When the modulation index is equal to zero, the total transmitted power is equal to
________.
a. one of the sidebands
b. carrier
c. double sidebands
d. an AM wave
465. When the modulation takes place prior to the output element of the final stage of
the transmitter, prior to the collector of the output transistor in a transistorized transmitter,
this is called ______.
a. high-level modulation
b. low-level modulation
c. zero-modulation
d. constant modulation
466. A circuit that monitors the received signal level and sends a signal back to the RF
and IF amplifiers to adjust their gain automatically.
467. When the modulation takes place in the final element of the final stage where the
carrier signal is at its maximum amplitude, it is called _____.
a. constant modulation
b. zero-modulation
c. low-level modulation
d. high-level modulation
b. 2300 kHz
c. 1250 kHz
d. 3420 kHz
469. When modulation requires a much higher amplitude modulating signal to achieve a
reasonable percent modulation, this is called
a. high-level modulation
b. low-level modulation
c. zero-modulation
d. constant modulation
470. Amplitude modulators that vary the carrier amplitude with the modulating signal by
passing it through an attenuator work on principle of
a. rectification
b. resonance
c. variable resistance
d. absorption
471. A circuit which function is to raise the amplitude of the source signal to a usable
level while producing minimum nonlinear distortion adding as little thermal noise as
possible.
a. power amplifier
b. non-linear amplifier
c. buffer amplifier
d. preamplifier
472. A circuit that has a low-gain, high-input impedance linear amplifier which is used to
isolate the oscillator from the high-power amplifiers.
a. power amplifier
b. bandpass filter
c. signal driver
d. buffer amplifier
473. With high-level transmitters, which of the following is not a primary function of the
modulator circuit?
d. it serves as a mixer
a. phase shift
b. carrier shift
c. amplitude variations
d. frequency shift
475. A carrier is simultaneously modulated by two sine waves with modulation indices of
0.3 and 0.4, the total modulation index
a. is 1
c. is 0.5
d. is 0.7
a. varactor
b. thermistor
c. cavity resonator
d. PIN diode
a. carrier shift
b. amplitude variations
c. frequency shift
d. phase shift
a. carrier shift
b. amplitude variations
c. frequency shift
d. phase shift
479. It is a form of amplitude modulation where signals from two separate information
sources modulate the same carrier frequency at the same time without interfering with
each other.
a. QPSK
b. QUAM
c. PSK
d. FSK
480. A receiver has a dynamic range of 81 dB. It has 0.55nW sensitivity. Determine the
maximum allowable input signal.
a. 59 mW
b. 69 mW
c. 79 mW
d. 88 mW
481. The information sources modulate the same carrier after it has been separated into
two carrier signals are at 90 degrees out of phase with each other.
a. QPSK
b. QUAM
c. PSK
d. FSK
a. asynchronous detection
b. quadrature demodulation
c. synchronous detection
d. quadrature detection
484. Amplitude modulation generated at a very low voltage or power amplitude is known
as
a. high-level modulation
b. low-level modulation
c. collector modulation
d. minimum modulation
485. It is the first stage of the receiver and is therefore often called the receiver front end.
a. mixer
b. RF section
c. local oscillator
d. IF stage
b. tuned modulator
c. class B RF amplifier
487. The section of the receiver than down-converts the received RF frequencies to
intermediate frequencies.
a. RF section
b. local oscillator
c. power amplifier
d. mixer
488. The circuit that demodulates the AM wave and converts it to the original information
signal.
a. power amplifier
b. local oscillator
c. detector
d. IF section
489. A collector modulator has a supply voltage of 48 V. The peak-to-peak amplitude of
the modulating signal for 100 percent modulation is
a. 24 V
b. 48 V
c. 96 V
d. 120 V
490. What signals might feed into an FM broadcast station audio control console?
a. microphones
b. turntables
c. remote lines
d. any of these
491. The noise reduction ratio achieved by reducing the bandwidth is called
a. dynamic range
b. noise figure
c. bandwidth efficiency
d. bandwidth improvement
492. It is the minimum RF signal level that can be detected at the input to the receiver
and still produce a usable demodulated information signal.
a. selectivity
b. sensitivity
c. Q-factor
d. bandwidth
a. m = 0
b. m = 1
c. m < 1
d. m > 1
d. any of these
c. prevent overdeviation
d. any of these
496. It is defined as the difference in decibels between the minimum input level
necessary to discern the signal and the input level that will overdrive the receiver and
produce distortion.
a. dynamic range
b. noise figure
c. bandwidth efficiency
d. bandwidth improvement
497. It is the input power range over which the receiver is useful.
a. dynamic range
b. noise figure
c. bandwidth efficiency
d. bandwidth improvement
498. It is defined as the output power when the RF amplifier response is 1-dB less than
the ideal linear gain response.
499. It is the measure of the ability of a communications system to produce, at the output
of the receiver, an exact replica of the original source information.
a. sensitivity
b. threshold
c. selectivity
d. fidelity
500. A SSB signal generated around a 200-kHz carrier. Before filtering, the upper and
lower sidebands are separated by 200 Hz. Calculate the filter Q required to obtain 40-dB
suppression.
a. 1500
b. 1900
c. 2500
d. 2000
modulation .451
453. demodulation
455. carrier
456. linear mixing
457. envelope
461. 1
462. 0
464. carrier
471. preamplifier
475. is 0.5
479. QUAM
480. 69 mW
481. QUAM
485. RF section
487. mixer
488. detector
489. 96 V
492. sensitivity
493. m = 1
499. fidelity
500. 2500