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Assignment 1
This assignment is a group assignment, 3- or 4-student per group, no individual assignment is
allowed. The group members must be from the same section. One and only one solution will be
submitted for every group. The due date is Sunday February 16th, 2020 by 11:59 pm. Please
use the proper drop box of your section to submit the solution by the given due date. Please note
that the orders and forms of questions must be unchanged, and either word or PDF format
are accepted. Also, please note that solutions must be collected in one file; no separate
sheets will be accepted.

Circle/or mark using different colors the most correct answer of the following questions.

1. The device which superimposes information onto a high-frequency signal for transmission is
called:
a. demodulator.
b. transducer.
c. modulator.
d. amplifier.
e. detector.
2. A device that converts energy from one form to electrical signal is called a:
a. transducer.
b. transmitter.
c. modulator.
d. detector.
e. Oscillator.

3. The device which extracts the information signal from the high frequency carrier in a
receiver is called:
a. transducer.
b. transmitter.
c. modulator.
d. demodulator.
e. Oscillator.
4. A 2 kHz sine wave is mixed with a 1.5 MHz carrier sine wave through a nonlinear device.
Which frequency is not present in the output signal?
a. 3 MHz
b. 1.502 MHz
c. 1.5 MHz
d. 1.498 MHz
e. None of the above

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 5. An AM transmitter has unmodulated antenna current of 10 A, what modulation index the
transmitter must have to produce modulated current of 12A?
a. 0.52
b. 0.67
c. 0.78
d. 0.83
e. 0.94
6. If the % modulation of an AM transmitter is 80% and the unmodulated antenna current is 10
A, what is the modulated current?
a. 10.5 A
b. 11 A
c. 11.5 A
d. 12 A
e. 12.5 A

7. If the carrier transmits 12 kW, what is the modulated power if modulation index is ( 1/ √ 2 )
?
a. 12 kW
b. 10 kW
c. 14 kW
d. 16 kW
e. None of the above

8. A 2.5 MHz carrier is modulated by a music signal that has frequency components ranging
from 500 Hz to 3 kHz. What is the range of frequencies generated for the upper sideband?
a. 2.5500 MHz to 2.800 MHz
b. 2.5005 MHz to 2.503 MHz
c. 2.5001 MHz to 2.505 MHz
d. 2.5 MHz to 2.503 MHz
e. 2.5005 MHz to 2.5300 MHz

9. Overmodulation:
a. results when the modulation index exceeds unity.
b. is undesirable because it produces sideband splatter.
c. causes the AM signal to become distorted so that the receiver cannot produce a
clean replica of the original intelligence signal.
d. causes loss of some intelligence signal from the output of the detector at the
receiver side.
e. all of the above.

10. A receiver’s sensitivity is:

a. the extent to which a receiver is capable of differentiating between the desired
signal and other signals.
b. its ability to drive the output speaker to an acceptable level.
c. the ability of the receiver to demodulate a modulated signal.
d. the ability of a receiver to attenuate noise signals.

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 e. all of the above.

11. A receiver’s selectivity is:

a. the extent to which a receiver is capable of differentiating between the desired
signal and other signals.
b. its ability to drive the output speaker to an acceptable level.
c. the ability of the receiver to demodulate a modulated signal.
d. the ability of a receiver to attenuate noise signals.
e. all of the above.
12. In Figure 1, A is 220 mVp-p and
B is 350 mVp-p. The percent
modulation of the AM signal is:
a. 62.9%
b. 59.6%
c. 72.8%
d. 43.1%
e. None of the above
13. In Figure 1, Ei is 350 mV peak
and Ec is 870 mV peak. The
percent modulation of the AM
signal is:
a. 67.9%
b. 32.1%
c. 19.1%
d. 40.2% Figure 1
e. None of the above
14. In Figure 1, A is 1.5Vp-p and B is 3.3Vp-p. If the carrier signal is set at 1.2V peak, the
intelligence signal is:
a. 3.2V peak.
b. 0.55V peak.
c. 0.93V peak.
d. 0.45V peak.
e. 0.68V peak
15. The total output power of an AM transmitter that is being operated at 50% modulation is
measured to be 1800 watts. What is the carrier power?
a. 1480 watts
b. 1510 watts
c. 1540 watts
d. 1570 watts
e. None of the above
16. A 250W carrier is to be modulated at an 85% modulation level. What is the total transmitted
power?
a. 340.3 W
b. 25.32 dB

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 c. 0.430 kW
d. 55.32 dBm
e. All of the above
17. An AM broadcast station operates at its maximum allowed output power of 180W at a
percent modulation of 95%. What is the upper sideband power?
a. 6.1 watts
b. 18.47 watts
c. 27.98 watts
d. 42.2 watts
e. 55.96 watts
18. The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 5A when it is not modulated. It increases to 5.5A
when it is modulated. Its modulation index is:
a. 93.23%
b. 81.46%
c. 75.14%
d. 64.81%
e. 57.62%
19. An intelligence signal is amplified by a 65% efficient
amplifier before being combined with a 250W carrier
to generate an AM signal. If it is desired to operate at
80% modulation, what must be the dc input power to
the final intelligence signal amplifier?
a. 384.6W
b. 192.3W
c. 162.5W
d. 123.1W
e. 83.3W Figure 2

20. The equation defining the AM envelope is:

a. e =(Ec +Ei sin ωit) sin ωit
b. e = Ec sin ωct
c. e = Ei sin ωit + sin ωct
d. e = Ec sin ωct × e = Ei sin ωit
e. none of the above

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 21. Determine the frequency of the
AM carrier shown in Figure 3.
a. 10 kHz
b. 0.1 MHz
c. 1 MHz
d. 10 MHz
e. none of the above

Figure 3

22. An AM signal having a carrier frequency of 650 kHz is to be mixed with a local oscillator
signal at a frequency of 1035 kHz. What does the output of the IF amplifier consist of?
a. 385 kHz AM signal
b. 385 kHz carrier
c. 385 kHz sine wave
d. 650 kHz AM signal
e. the original intelligence signal
23. An AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz and intelligence of 1 kHz, if the mixer
output (IF) is of 490 kHz then the local oscillator output signal should be:
a. an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 490 kHz.
b. an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1850 kHz.
c. a 490 kHz sine wave.
d. an 1850 kHz sine wave.
e. None of the above.
24. An AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz and intelligence of 1 kHz, if the mixer
output (IF) is of 490 kHz then the input signal to the audio amplifier should be:
a. a 1 kHz sinewave.
b. an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 490 kHz.
c. an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz.
d. a 490 kHz sinewave.
e. None of the above.
25. An AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz and intelligence of 1 kHz, if the mixer
output (IF) is of 490 kHz, then the image frequency is:
a. 980 kHz.
b. 1360 kHz
c. 1850 kHz.
d. 870 kHz.
e. 2340 kHz.

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 Figure 4

26. In figure 4, the power driven into the IF2 stage is:
a. 1.584 W.
b. 1.584 mW.
c. 1.584 W.
d. 1.584 nW.
e. 1.584 pW.

27. In figure 4, the conversion gain of the IF2 is:

a. 109 dBm.
b. 89 dBm.
c. 30 dBm.
d. 129 dBm.
e. 119 dBm.

28. In figure 4, the total gain of the entire receiver from the antenna input to the audio amplifier
output is:
a. 109 dBm.
b. 89 dBm.
c. 30 dBm.
d. 129 dBm.
e. 119 dBm.

29. Which of the following is required for SSB transmission?

a. carrier elimination.
b. elimination of one sideband.
c. a or b
d. a and b
e. none of the above

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 30. Voice transmission requires an audio frequency range of:
a. 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
b. 30 Hz to 10 kHz.
c. 100 Hz to 3 kHz.
b. 500 Hz to 1 kHz
c. none of the above

31. Which is not an advantage of ceramic filters over crystal filters?

a. more rugged in construction.
b. smaller in size.
c. higher Q values.
d. less expensive.

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