Analog Communications Question Bank
Analog Communications Question Bank
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AMPLITUDE MODULATION
Define modulation. Why is modulation required?
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SSB MODULATION
What are the Advantages of SSB systems?
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ANGLE MODULATION
What is Angle modulation? What are different types of Angle modulation?
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UNIT-IV
NOISE IN ANALOG COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Explain how noise affects performance of analog modulation systems?
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RECEIVERS & PULSE MODULATION
Define Sensitivity and Selectivity.
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Compare PAM,PPM,PWM.
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AMPLITUDE MODULATION
1. a) Explain necessary expressions, waveforms and spectrums, Explain AM
for an arbitrary baseband signal m(t).
b) The output power of an AM transmitter is 1KW when sinusoidally modulated
to a depth of 100%. Calculate the power in each side band when the modulation
depth is reduced to 50%.
a) Discuss the main objectives of a communication system design? What are the
primary resources of any communication system.
b) The RC load for a diode envelope detector consists of a 1000 pF capacitor in
parallel with a 10-K resistor. Calculate the maximum modulation depth that can
be handled for sinusoidal modulation at a frequency of 10 KHz if diagonal peak
clipping is to be avoided.
a) Sketch the one cycle of AM wave and calculate the modulation index of it in
terms of Vmax and Vmin voltages.
b) A modulating signal consists of a symmetrical triangular wave having zero dc
component and peak to peak voltage of 12V. It is used to amplitude modulate a
carrier of peak voltage 10V. Calculate the modulation index and the ratio of the
side lengths L1/L2 of the corresponding trapezoidal pattern.
a) Plot the one cycle of AM wave and calculate the modulation index of it in
terms of Vmax and Vmin voltages
b) The rms antenna current of an AM transmitter is 10 A when un-modulated
and 12 A when sinusoidally modulated. Calculate the modulation index.
a) Explain the collector modulation method for generating AM wave with a
neat circuit diagram and waveforms.
b) An AM amplifier provides an output of 106 W at 100% modulation. The
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i. What is un-modulated carrier power?
ii. What is the side band power?
a) Write AM equation. Define modulation index, and percentage modulation.
b) Define under-modulation and over-modulation. Explain why over modulation
is undesirable.
a) Explain operation of square law detector with circuit diagram and
waveforms.
b) An AM transmitter has un-modulated carrier power of 10 KW. It can be
modulated by sinusoidal modulating voltage to a maximum depth of 40%,
without overloading. If the maximum modulation index is reduced to 30%.
What is the extent up to which the unmodulated carrier power can be increased
to avoid over loading.
a) Sketch the one cycle of AM wave and calculate the modulation index of it in
terms of Vmax and Vmin voltages.
b) A modulating signal consists of a symmetrical triangular wave having zero dc
component and peak to peak voltage of 12V. It is used to amplitude modulate
a) Define communication. Explain with block diagram the basic communication
system.Write about modern communication system.
b) A carrier wave of frequency 10 MHz and peak value of 10 V is amplitude
modulated by a 5 KHz sine wave of amplitude 6 V. Determine the modulation
index and draw the one sided spectrum of modulated wave.
a) Explain about the quadrature null effect of coherent detector.
b) In DSB-SC, suppression of carrier so as to save transmitter power results in
receiver complexity - Justify this statement
UNIT-II
SSB MODULATION
a) Describe the time domain band-pass representation of SSB with necessary
sketches.
b) Find the percentage of power saved in SSB when compared with AM
system.
a) Prove that the modulating signal can be completely recovered if the cut-off
frequency of the filter is fN < fo < 2fc.
b) Determine the recovered signal when the multiplying signal is cos[c t+ ].
c) Determine the recovered signal when the multiplying signal is cosct.
a) Why VSB system is widely used for TV broadcasting - Explain?
b) An AM transmitter of 1KW power is fully modulated. Calculate the power
transmitted if it is transmitted as SSB.
Describe the single tone modulation of SSB. Assume both modulating and
carrier signals are sinusoids. Write SSB equation and plot all the waveforms and
spectrums.
a) Explain the Third method of generating SSB modulated waves.
b) Explain the coherent detection of SSB signals.
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b) Compare the phasor diagram of narrow band FM signal and AM signal and
discuss about the similarities and differences of the two signals
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An angle modulated signal has the form v(t) = 100 cos (2fct+4 sin 2000 t)
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Explain the noise performance of SSB - SC receiver and prove its S/N Ratio is
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Compare noise performance of PM and FM system.
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NOISE IN ANALOG COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
a) Find the output SNR in a PM system for tone modulation.
b) A phase modulation (PM) system, with the modulated wave defined by S (t)
= Ac Cos [2 fct + kpm(t)] where kp is a constant and m(t) is the message
signal. The additive noise n(t) at the phase detector input is n(t) = nI(t) cos (2fc
t)nQ (t) sin 2fc t.Assuming that the carrier-to-noise ratio at the detector input
is high compared with unity, determine
i. the output signal-to-noise ratio and
ii. the figure of merit of the system
Explain how S/N ratio is a figure of merit incase of performance of a
communication channel
Derive the expression for figure of merit of AM system for large case.
Explain the noise performance of SSB - SC receiver and prove its S/N Ratio is
unity.
UNIT-V
RECEIVERS & PULSE MODULATION
a) Explain of the block diagram TRF receiver. Also explain the basic super
heterodyne principle.
b) List out the advantages and disadvantages of TRF receiver
a) Describe the circuit of an FET amplitude limiter, and with the aid of the
transfer characteristic explain the operation of the circuit.
b) What can be done to improve the overall limiting performance of an FM?
receiver ? Explain the operation of the double limiter and also AGC in addition
to a limier.
a) Explain the purpose and working of Tracking circuits.
b) Explain the purpose of pre emphasis and de emphasis circuits and the
working of these circuits.
a) List and discuss the factors influencing the choice of the intermediate
frequency for a radio receiver.
b) What is simple automatic gain control? What are its functions?
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UNIT-I
AMPLITUDE MODULATION
Draw the amplitude -frequency characteristic
of vo(t).The signal v(t) = (1+ 0.1cos1t+0.1cos 22 t)cosct is detected by
asquare law detector Vo=2v2.
Determine the antenna current when the depth of modulation changes to
0.8?The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 8A when only the carrier is
sent, but it increases to 8.93A when the carrier is modulated by a sine wave
.Find the percentage modulation.
What is the total sideband power radiated? A 360W carrier is simultaneously
simultaneously Amplitude modulated by two audio waves with modulation
percentages of 55 and 65 respectively.
Determine the total power radiated when modulated to 30%?A transmitter
supplies 8kw to the antenna when unmodulated
Calculate the percentage modulation employed assuming no distortion.The rms
value of the antenna current before modulation is 10A and after modulation is
12A.
Find the value to which unmodulated carrier power may be increased without
resulting in overloading if the maximum permitted modulation index is
restricted to 40%?A Radio transmitter using AM has unmodulated carrier
output power of 10kw and can be modulated to a maximum depth of 90% by a
sinusoidal modulating voltage without causing overloading.
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Prove that the figure of merit of AM system for single stone modulation with
100% modulation is 1/3.
A DSB-SC modulated is transmitted over a noisy channel, with the power
spectral density of the noise being as shown in figure below. The message
bandwidth is 4 kHz and the carrier frequency is 200 kHz. Assuming that the
average power of the modulated wave is 10 watts, find the output signal-tonoise ratio of the receiver
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DSBSC signal with carrier frequency of 200 kHz is transmitted over this
channel. The modulating signal band limited to 10k Hz . the power of the
sideband signal is 5kW. The incoming signal at the receiver is filtered through
an ideal band pass filter before it is fed to the demodulator
a) What is the transfer function of this filter at the receiver .
b) Find the S/N ratio of demodulator input and output.
c) Find and sketch the noise power density spectrum at the demodulator output.
A channel has a uniform noise power density spectrum
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signal with carrier frequency of 200kHz is transmitted over this channel. The
modulating signal band limited to 10kHz. The power of the sideband signal is
5kW. The incoming signal at the receiver is filtered through an ideal band pass
filter ( upper side bands ) before it is fed to the demodulator.
a) What is the transfer function of this filter at the receiver.
b) Find the S/N ratio of demodulator input and output.
c) Find and sketch the noise power density spectrum at the demodulator output.
UNIT-V
SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS & ALGORTHMIC STATE MACHINES
Determine the recovered baseband for a TRF receiver is turned to 1000 KHz Apply
AM radio broadcast signal by a variable tuned circuit with 1 KHz bandwidth.
Find the bandwidth when receiver is returned to 1550 KHz and 550 KHz.
What will be rejection ratio for the calculated image frequency, When a super Apply
heterodyne receiver is tuned to 555 KHz, its local oscillator provides the mixer
with an input at 1010 KHz what is the image frequency ? The antenna at
receiver is connected to mixer via a tuned circuit whose loaded Q is 40.
Find the image frequency for a standard broadcast band AM receiver using a Apply
455 kHz IF and tuned to a station at 640 kHz
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a station broadcast super heterodyne receiver having no RF amplifier, the
loaded Q of the antenna coupling circuit is 100. If the IF frequency is 455 kHz,.
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