Assignment 1: 1. If 0 dBm is equal to 1mW over a 50 ohm load; express 10 W in units of dBm. 2.

Why is FM, rather than AM, used in most mobile radio systems today? List as many reasons as you can think of, and justify your responses. Consider issues such as fidelity, power consumption, and noise. 3. Assume that a GSM, an IS-95 and an IS-136 base station transmit the same power over the same distance, and each of them has channel bandwidth of 200 kHz, 1.25 MHz, and 30 kHz respectively. Which system will provide the best SNR at a mobile receiver? What is the SNR improvement over the other two systems?Assume a perfect receiver with only thermal noise present in each of the three systems. 4. Given following parameters and their values:
P 10 W, Gt 0 dB, Gr 0 dB , f c 900MHz t

Find Pr in Watts at a free space distance of 1 km.

5. Assume the transmitter power is 1 W at 60 GHz, and assume the transmitted and received gain are 29 dB. a. Determine the free space path loss at 1 m, 100 m and 1000 m. b. Determine the received signal power at these distances.

NOTE: Submission due date: 12/03/13 before 5 pm

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