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Modulation Coaching Materials Part 2

76.Usedtosuppresscarrierinsinglesidebandtransmitters.

Ans.balancemodulator*

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77.Carrierissaidtobeovermodulatedifthepositivepeakrisestoavalue_____ofthemaximum
unmodulatedcarrier.

Ans.morethantwice*

78.Classofbiasproduceleastharmonics

Ans.classA*

79.Devicesusedtomakemodulatedenvelopevisible.

Ans.oscilloscope*

80.Whatwillbetheresultinbalancedmodulationifnotperfectlybalanced.

Ans.thecarrieristransmitted*

81.Advantageofseriesmodulation

Ans.generatehighpower*

82.Filterattenuatessignals,passesbelowandabovethatband.

Ans.bandstop*

83.Toprovide2ormorevoicecurrentswithsamecarrier.

Ans.ISMemission*

84.ToraisethepowerlevelsofAMsignals,theclassofamplifierusedis_____.

Ans.classA*

85.Supposedavoicefrequencyof400HzistransmittedonanAMradiostationoperatingon590kHz,the
voicefrequency400HzisNOTthe______frequency.

Ans.modulated*

86.WhatwillnormalAMreceiverdetectfromanunmodulatedRFACwave?

Ans.nothing*

87.Splatteristheresultof________.

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Ans.overmodulation*

88.WhathappensinstandardAMtransmission,nomodulatingsignalisbeingtransmitted?

Ans.therearenosidebands*

89.B8E,formofmodulationalsoknownas______.

Ans.IndependentSidebandTransmission*

90.ColloquialtermdescribesadditionalsidefrequenciesproducedbyovermodulationordistortioninAM.

Ans.splatter*

91.Shapetrapezoidalpatternat100%modulation.

Ans.triangle

92.Whatistheeffectifthegainlevelbeingtoohighforsignalsenteringthemodulator?

Ans.distortionandsplatter*

93.TheRFsignalproducecarrierfrequency(fc)minusmodulatingfrequency(fm).

Ans.LSB*

94.Mixerisalsoknownas:

Ans.converter*

95.Infilterdesign,themaximumSBsuppressionis:

Ans.50dB*

96.TransmitterpoweroutputinSSBoperationisexpressedintermsof

Ans.PEP*

97.ForSSBtransmitter,theaveragepoweristypically_____ofthepeakenvelopepower,withthetypical
humanspeech.

Ans.1/4to1/3*

98.Modulationsystemmostnoiseresistant

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Ans.FM*

99.Preemphasisprovidesextranoiseimmunityby

Ans.convertingphasemodulationtoFM*

100.Thethreemajortypesofdemodulators:

Ans.FosterSeely,Quadrature,PLL*

101.Inafrequencysynthesizer,smallestamountwhichoutputfrequencycanbechanged?

Ans.resolution*

102.Internalcapacitance,causesfeedbackproducessameeffecton

Ans.Millereffect*

103.SmalllengthofwirefoundinsomeRFequipment,connectedonlyatoneendanduseasacapacitanceto
ground.

Ans.gimmick*

104.Movementofsignalfromonefrequencytoanotherusingmixeroscillatorcombination.

Ans.frequencytranslation*

105.Featureofmodulatingtone,FMdeviationisproportional

Ans.amplitude*

106.Modulating2wavesofthesamefrequency,butwith_____phasedifferenceisequivalenttomodulating
bothamplitudeandphaseofthesamecarrier.

Ans.90degrees*

107.FrequencyofunmodulatedcarrierofanFM.

Ans.restfrequency*

108.Whatdeterminesstationsthatwillbeselectedbyatuner?

Ans.resonantfrequencyoftuner*

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109.Periodicwaveformsconsistofaddharmonics.

Ans.squarewave*

110.MajorproblemwithVHFoscillator.

Ans.poorfrequencystability*

111.Whathappenstoaspectrumofrepetitivepulseasthepulsewidthdecrease?

Ans.moreharmonicsofthesamephase*

112.KeyedAGCisAGCthat

Ans.isusedinTVreceivers*

113.Maindisadvantageofsingletubetransmitter.

Ans.frequencyinstability*

114.Whatisreducedbyroundingoffsquarewaveemission.

Ans.bandwidth*

115.Gainedbyoperatingoscillatoronsomesubharmonicoffrequency.

Ans.frequencystability*

116.Multiplexing,oldestandsimplest.

Ans.spacedivisionmultiplexing*

117.Devicedisplaysignalstateofmanylinessimultaneously.

Ans.logicanalyzer*

118.MostcommonIFcarrierfrequency.

Ans.70MHz*

119.CitizenBand(CB)RadioServiceisatwowayvoicecommunicationdevice,itusesfrequencyrangefrom
______MHz.

Ans.26.965to27.405*

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120.WhatdeterminestherateoffrequencyswingforanFMbroadcasttransmitter?

Ans.modulationfrequency*

121.InPLLdemodulatinganFMsignal.

Ans.VCOout=FMin*

122.InPLLfrequencymodulator,fm

Ans.errorsignal*

123.Findthemodulationindexifa10Vcarrierisamplitudemodulatedbythreedifferentfrequencieswith
amplitudesof1V,2V,and3V,respectively.

Ans.0.374

124.Calculatethemodulationindexforawaveformwithamaximumvoltageof150Vandminimumvoltage
of70V.

Ans.0.364or36.4%

125.AnAMbroadcasttransmitterhasacarrierpoweroutputof50kW.Whatisthetotalpowerwouldbe
producedwith80%modulation?

Ans.66kW

126.AnAMbroadcasttransmitterhasacarrierpoweroutputof50kW.Whatisthepowerinonesideband
with80%modulation?

Ans.8kW

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127.AnAMbroadcasttransmitterhasacarrierpoweroutputof50kW.Whatisthetotalsidebandpowerwith
80%modulation?

Ans.16kW

128.AnAMbroadcasttransmitterradiates66kWpowerwhen100%modulated.Ifthecarrierandone
sidebandissuppressed,howmuchpowerissave?

Ans.55kW

129.Atransmitterwith10kWcarrierpowertransmit12kWwhenmodulatedwithasinglesinewave.When
modulatedwithanothersinewaveat50%modulation,calculatethetotaltransmittedpower.

Ans.13.25*

130.Thermsantennacurrentofatransmitteris10Awhenunmodulated,itincreasesby2Awhenmodulated.
Calculatethemodulationindex.

Ans.93.8%*

131.InSSBSCsystem,ifthepeakenvelopepower(PEP)is10W,whatwillbethevalueofthemaximum
instantaneouspeakpower?

Ans.20W*

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132.InSSBSCsystem,ifthepeakvoltageis25voltsandtheloadresistanceis50ohms,whatwillbethevalue
ofthepeakenvelopepower(PEP)?

Ans.6.25W*

133.AcarrierwavewithanRMSvoltageof20Vandafrequency=1.5MHz,ismodulatedbyasinewavewith
afrequencyof500Hzandamplitudeof10VRMS.Determinethepeakvoltageofthecarrierandofthelower
sidefrequency.

Ans.28.3V7.1V*

134.AnFMmodulatorhasamodulatordeviationconstantofkf=30kHz/Vandoperatesatacarrierfrequency
of175MHz.Findtheoutputfrequencyinstantaneousvalueofthemodulatingsignalequalto2V.

Ans.174.94MHz

135.AnFMmodulatorhasamodulatordeviationconstantofkf=30kHz/Vandoperatesatacarrierfrequency
of175MHzismodulatedbya3Vsinewave.Calculatethedeviation.

Ans.127.2kHz

136.AnFMbroadcasttransmitteroperatesatitsmaximumdeviationof75kHz.Findthemodulationindexfor
asinusoidalmodulationsignalwithafrequencyof50Hz.

Ans.1500

137.Aphasemodulatorhasaphasemodulatorsensitivityofkp=2radianspervolt.WhatRMSvoltageofa
sinewavewouldcauseapeakphasedeviationof60degrees?

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Ans.0.37V

138.AnFMcommunicationstransmitterhasamaximumfrequencydeviationof5kHzandarangeof
modulatingfrequenciesfrom300Hzto3kHz.Whatisthemaximumphaseshiftthatitproduces?

Ans.16.7radians

139.AnFMcommunicationstransmitterhasamaximumfrequencydeviationof5kHzandarangeof
modulatingfrequenciesfrom300Hzto3kHz.Whatistheminimumphaseshiftthatitproduces?

Ans.1.67radians

140.Aphasemodulationsystem,hasamodulationindexmp=1.5,whatismaximumphaseshift?

Ans.86degrees*

141.Aphasemodulatorhasasensitivityofkp=3radianspervolt.Howmuchfrequencydeviationdoesit
produceswithasinewaveinputof2Vpeakatafrequencyof1kHz?

Ans.6kHz

142.AnFMsignalhasadeviationof3kHzandamodulatingfrequencyof1kHz.Itstotalpoweris5W,
developedacrossa50ohmresistiveload.Thecarrierfrequencyis160MHz.UsingCarsonsrule,calculatethe
bandwidthofthesignal.

Ans.16kHz

143.AnFMsignalhasamodulationindex,mf=3andamodulatingfrequencyof2kHz.Itstotalpoweris5W,
developedacrossa50ohmresistiveload.Thecarrierfrequencyis160MHz.UsingCarsonsrule,calculatethe
bandwidthofthesignal.

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Ans.16kHz

144.AnFMsignalhasafrequencydeviationof5kHzandamodulatingfrequencyof1kHz.Thesignaltonoise
ratioattheinputtothereceiverdetectoris20dB.Calculatetheapproximatesignaltonoiseratioatthe
detectoroutput.

Ans.34dB

145.Acrytaloscillatorisaccuratewithin0.0005%.Howfarofffrequencycouldbeat27MHz?

Ans.135Hz

146.Atransmitterhasacarrierpoweroutputof10Watanefficiencyof70%.Howmuchpowermustbe
suppliedbythemodulatingamplifierfor100%modulation?

Ans.7.14W

147.Atransmitteroperatesfroma12Vsupply,withacollectorcurrentof2A.Themodulationtransformer
hasaturnsratioof4:1.Whatistheloadimpedanceseenbytheaudioamplifier?

Ans.96ohms

148.AcollectormodulatedclassCamplifierhasacarrieroutputpowerPcof100Wandanefficiencyof70%.
Calculatethesupplypowerandthetransistorpowerdissipationwith100%modulation.

Ans.Ps=214WPd=64W

149.AnAMtransmitterisrequiredtoproduce10Wofcarrierpowerwhenoperatingfroma15Vsupply.What
istherequiredloadimpedanceasseenfromthecollector?

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Ans.11.25ohms

150.Aportableradiotransmitterhastooperatetransmitterhastooperateattemperaturefrom5to35
degreesC.Ifitssignalisderivedfromacrystaloscillatorwithatemperaturecoefficientof+1ppmperdegree
Celsiusandittransmitsatexactly146MHzat20degreesC,findthetransmittingfrequencyattheupper
temperaturelimit.

Ans.146.00219MHz

151.AphaselockedloophasaVCOwithafreerunningfrequencyof12MHz.Asthefrequencyofthe
referenceinputisgraduallyraisedfromzero,thelooplocksat10MHzandcomesoutagainat16MHz.Find
thecapturerangeandlockrange.

Ans.Capturerange=4MHz,Lockrange=8MHz

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