FA4 21/26

Q1-8(1pt); Q9-17(2pts)
1. If a 5-kHz sine wave modulates a 50-kHz carrier, the upper sideband frequency will be
55 kHz. True
2. When complex signals are used to modulate the carrier, a wider spectrum of sidebands
is produced. False CORRECT ANS: TRUE
3. A time-domain display can be seen on an oscilloscope. True
4. Modulation with only single-frequency modulating signal generates only two sidebands.
True
5. A circuit that changes lower-frequency baseband or intelligence signal to a higher-
frequency signal is called a modulator. True
6. In AM, modulation index is also known as the modulating coefficient. True
7. Given a constant peak amplitude of the carrier signal, as the modulating signal voltage
increases, the modulation index also increases. True
8. Multiplying the modulation index by 100, gives the percentage of modulation in AM.
True
9. An AM wave displayed on an oscilloscope has values of Vmax = 5.3 and Vmin = 3 as read
from the graticule. What is the percentage of modulation? 27.71
10. To achieve 73 percent modulation of a carrier of Vc = 41 V, what amplitude of the
modulating signal, Vm, is needed? 29.93
11. A modulating signal consists of a symmetrical triangular wave having a zero dc
component and peak-to-peak voltage of 14.7 V. Calculate the value of modulation index
if it is used to amplitude modulate a carrier of peak voltage of 14 V. 0.53
12. An AM transmitter puts a carrier of 7.1 A into an antenna whose resistance is 50Ω. The
transmitter is modulated by 73 percent. What is the total output power? 3192.09
13. An AM signal is 79% modulated and has a carrier voltage of 71 V. What is the total
modulated voltage? 56.09 CORRECT ANS: 81.33
14. An AM signal has a 12.1-W carrier and 1.1 W in each sideband. What is the percentage
of modulation? 60.30
15. A ham transmitter has a carrier power of 723 W. How much power is added to the signal
when the transmitter is 96 percent modulated? 333.16
16. When a broadcast AM transmitter is 71% modulated, its antenna current is 11.5 A. What
will be the new output current when the modulation depth is increased to 87%? 12.07
17. An AM transmitter supplies 14.9 kW of carrier power to a 46-ohm load. It operates at a
carrier frequency of 1.2 MHz and is 85% modulated by a 3 kHz sine wave. Calculate the
rms voltage of the signal. 585.41 CORRECT ANS: 965.92
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FA5 waves with m1 and m2 equal to 72% and 46%,
1. For a modulation coefficient m = 0.29, and an respectively. Ans: 30.07
unmodulated carrier power Pc= 987 W, determine
the upper sideband power in watts. Ans: 20.75

2. For an unmodulated carrier amplitude of 13 Vp and

a modulation coefficient of m = 0.58, determine the
amplitude in volts of the upper side frequency. Ans:
3.77

6. Calculate the modulated current in amperes of an

SSBSC transmitter if the carrier current is 5.6 A at
78% modulation. Ans: 2.18

3. For a modulation coefficient m = 0.12, and an

unmodulated carrier power Pc= 973 W, determine
the lower sideband power in watts. Ans: 3.5

7. An SSB transmitter has a power supply voltage of 241

V. On voice peaks, the final amplifier draws a current
of 3.4 A. What is the input PEP in watts? Ans: 819.4
4. A 835-W AM carrier signal has a modulation index of
0.5. The carrier is suppressed by 11 dB. How much
power in watts is taken away from the carrier? Ans:
768.67

8. The peak-to-peak output voltage of 655 V appears

across a 55-ohm antenna on voice peaks in an SSB
transmitter. What is the output PEP in kilowatts?
Ans: 0.98

5. Calculate the modulating voltage of an audio signal

necessary to provide 91% modulation of a 96-V
carrier that is simultaneously modulated by 2 audio
9. What is the total transmit voltage of a SSBFC AM
signal if it has an unmodulated carrier of 12V at m =
0.3 modulation index? Ans: 12.13

12. At 86% modulation J3E, what percentage of the total

transmitted power is in the sideband? Ans: 100

10. Determine the power saving in percent when the

carrier is suppressed in an AM signal modulated to
77%. Ans: 77.13

13. First symbol letter Pin ITU code, represents phase

modulation. Ans: False
14. H3E represents a single-sideband, suppressed carrier
AM. Ans: False
15. A single-channel analog information is coded as
number 3. Ans: True
16. In ITU emission designation, the third symbol gives
the type of information to be transmitted. Ans: True
17. In ITU emission designation, the first symbol
11. At 89% modulation H3E, what percentage of the represents the type of modulation of the main
total transmitted power is in the sideband? Ans: carrier. Ans: True
16.53 18. First symbol J represents single-sideband,
suppressed carrier signal. Ans: True
 15. First symbol J represents single-sideband,
FA5 ATTEMPT2 suppressed carrier signal. ANS: True
1. A 872-W AM carrier signal has a modulation 16. H3E represents a single-sideband, suppressed
index of 0.5. The carrier is suppressed by 6 dB. carrier AM. ANS: False
How much power in watts is taken away from the 17. Vestigial sideband uses first symbol V. ANS: False
carrier? ANS: 652.96 18. A single-channel analog information is coded as
2. For a modulation coefficient m = 0.12, and an number 3. ANS: True
unmodulated carrier power Pc= 955 W,
determine the lower sideband power in watts.
ANS: 3.44
3. For an unmodulated carrier amplitude of 11 Vp
and a modulation coefficient of m = 0.58,
determine the amplitude in volts of the upper
side frequency. ANS: 3.19
4. For a modulation coefficient m = 0.16, and an
unmodulated carrier power Pc= 977 W,
determine the total transmitted power in watts.
ANS: 989.51
5. For a modulation coefficient m = 0.26, and an
unmodulated carrier power Pc= 946 W,
determine the upper sideband power in watts.
ANS: 15.99
6. The peak-to-peak output voltage of 660 V
appears across a 51-ohm antenna on voice peaks
in an SSB transmitter. What is the output PEP in
kilowatts? ANS: 1.07
7. An SSB transmitter has a power supply voltage of
231 V. On voice peaks, the final amplifier draws
a current of 3.1 A. What is the input PEP in watts?
ANS: 716.1
8. Calculate the modulated current in amperes of
an SSBSC transmitter if the carrier current is 5.5
A at 69% modulation. ANS: 1.9
9. What is the total transmit voltage of a SSBFC AM
signal if it has an unmodulated carrier of 14V at
m = 0.6 modulation index? ANS: 14.62
10. At 91% modulation J3E, what percentage of the
total transmitted power is in the sideband? ANS:
100
11. If the carrier and one sideband of an 78%
modulated AM wave are suppressed, what is the
percentage power saving will be? ANS: 1 88.34
12. At 87% modulation H3E, what percentage of the
total transmitted power is in the sideband? ANS:
15.91
13. A3E is the conventional AM signal. ANS: True
14. In ITU emission designation, the third symbol
gives the type of information to be transmitted.
ANS: True
Question 1 2 pts

Determine the noise figure for an amplifier with an input signal-to-

noise ratio of 86 and an output signal-to-noise ratio of 39.

3.43
Question 2 2 pts

Calculate the S/N ratio in dB for a receiver output of 2 V signal and

0.39 V noise.

14.2
Question 3 2 pts

Calculate the input signal-t o-noise ratio (in dB) for an amplifi er
with an output signal-to-noise ratio of 24 dB and a noise figure of
3.8 dB.

27.8
Question 4 2 pts

An amplifier with NF= 14 dB has S/Ni of 19 dB. Calculate S0 /N 0

as a ratio.

3.16
Question 5 2 pts

The front-end of a television receiver, having a bandwidth of 7

MHz, and operating at a temperature of 27°C, consists of an
amplifier having a gain of 17, followed by a mixer whose gain is 22.
The amplifier has a 2,916 0 input resistor and a shot noise
equivalent resistance of 434 0. For the mixer, these values are 2.8
kO and 18.1 kO, respectively, and the load resistance of the mixer
is 449 kO. Calculate the equivalent noise resistance for this
television receiver.

3,425.53
Question 6 2 pts

The signal-to-noise ratio is 27 dB at the input to an amplifier and

15.8 dB at the output. What is the noise temperature?

3,532.94
Question 7 2 pts

Determine the noise figure for an equivalent noise temperature of

933 K.

6.25
Question 8 2 pts

An amplifier has a noise figure of 7 .7 dB. What is its equivalent

noise temperature?

1,417.65
Question 9 2 pts

A high-qual ity FM receiver is to be t ested for SINAD. When its

out put contains just the noise and distortion components, 0.15 1
mW is measu red. When the desired signal and noise and distortion
components are measured t oget her the output is 5. 9 mW.
Calculate SINAD in dB.

15.92
Question 10 2 pts

The four stages of an amplifier have gains and noilse figures (in
decibels) as fol lows. Calculate the overall noise ratio.

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 2 pts

The noise figure of. ~ rst circu it in tandem connection is 5.6 dB

w hile its power gain is 19.2, w hat is the overall noise figure if the
second circu it has a noise figure of 19 dB?

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Question 12 2 pts

A three-stage amplifier has an input stage with noise ratio (NR) of

7.9 and power gain (Ap) of 38. Stages 2 and 3 have NR = 12 and Ap
= 925. Calculate the NF for the overall system.

9.13
Question 13 2 pts

AC-message noise measurement taken at -16 dBm TLP indicates

-65 dBm of noise. A t est tone is measured at the same TLP at -27
dBm. Determine the C-message ooise relative to reference noise
(dBrnc).

25
Question 14 2 pts

AC-message noise measurement t aken at -19 dBm TLP indicates

-75 dBm of noise. A t est tone is measured at the same TLP at -20
dBm. Determine the signal-to-noise ratio in dB.

55
Question 15 2 pts

AC-message noise measurement taken at -25 dBm TLP indicates

-70 dBm of noise. A test tone is measured at the same TLP at -22
dBm. Determine the C-message noise relative to reference noise
adjusted to O TLP (dBrncO).

45
Question 16 2 pts

AC-message noise measurement taken at -17 dBm TLP indicates

-68 dBm of noise. A test tone is measured at the same TLP at -26
dBm. Determine the signal power relative t o O TLP (dBmO).

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Question 1 2 pts

Given a three-stage system comprised of two amplifiers and one filter

with an input power of Pin= 0.14 mW and absolute power gains of A p1 =
1,046, A p2 = 0.16 and Ap3 = 200, determine t he input power in dBm.

-8.54
Question 2 2 pts

Three amplifiers with voltage gains of 20, 35, and 15 respectively are
cascaded; the input voltage is 148 µV. What is the output vo ltage of the
first stage in mV?

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Question 3 2 pts

Given a t hree-stage system comprised of two amplifiers and one fi lter

with an input power of Pin = 0.06 mW and absolute power gains of Ap 1 =
189, Ap 2 = 0.11 and Ap3 = 1,095, determine the output power in dBm.

31.35
Question 4 2 pts

Determine the combined power (in dBm) when a signal with a power level
of 8 dBm is combi ned w ith a second signal with a power level of 13 dBm.

21
Question 5 2 pts

A piece of communication equipment has two stages of amplification with

gains of 55 and 68 and two loss stages with attenuation factors of 0.08
and 0.08. The output voltage is 2.2 V. What is the overal l gain (or
attenuation)?

23.94
Question 6 2 pts

A piece of communication equipment has two stages of amplification with

gains of 57 and 69 and two loss stages with attenuation factors of 0.09
and 0.07. The output voltage is 2.6 V. W hat is the input voltage?

I 0.1 1
Question 7 2 pts

Determine the percent third-order distortion for a fundamental frequency

with an amplitude of 8.41 Vrms, a second harmonic amplitude of 0.34
Vrms, and a third harmonic amplitude of 0.17 Vrms.

4.52
Question 8 2 pts

Determine the percent second-order distortion for a f undamental

frequency with an amplitude of 9.31 Vrms, a second harmonic amplitude
of 0.25 Vrms, and a third harmonic amplitude of 0.15 Vrms.

2.69
Question 9 2 pts

Determine the total harmonic distortion for a fundamental frequency

with an amplitude of 8.94 Vrms, a second harmonic amplitude of 0.31
Vrms, and a third harmonic amplitude of 0.1 Vrms.

3.64
Question 10 1 pts

The sum and difference frequencies are called cross products.

@ True

O False
Question 11 1 pts

When the temperature in a system increases, noise level decreases.

O True

@ False
Question 12 1 pts

When unwanted sum and difference frequencies of the two or more

signa ls are produced, intermodulation distortion happens.

@ True

O False
Question 13 1 pts

Flicker noise increases when the frequency of operation also increases.

O True

@ Fa lse
Question 14 1 pts

Transistor noise is due to random variations in current flow in active

devices such as tubes, transistors, and semiconductor diodes.

@ True

O False
Question 15 1 pts

Thermal agitation is the random of motion of free electrons in a

conductor caused by heat.

@ True

O False
Question 16 1 pts

Thermal noise is also known as Johnson noise.

@ True

O False
Question 17 1 pts

Thermal noise is present in all frequencies.

@ True

O False
Question 18 2 pts

Determine the bandwidth in kHz necessary to produce 8 x10- 17 watts of

therma l power at a temperature of 19°C.

19.85
Question 19 2 pts

Ca lculate the noise power (in fW) at the input of a microwave receiver
with an equivalent noise temperature of 46 K. It is fed from an antenna
with 32 K equivalent noise temperature and operates over a 10-MHz
bandwidth.

1.93
Question 20 2 pts

For an electronic device operating at a temperature of 12°C with a

bandwidth of 9 kHz, determine thermal noise power in dBm.

-134.51
Question 21 2 pts

Calculate the noise voltage output (in µ V) of a 2.3-MQ resistor at 29°C

over 2.7-MHz frequency ra nge.

321.75