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1. Lets consider a broadcasting radio receiver

for the 88-108 MHz frequency band. The
specific block diagram is used for measuring
the sensitivity and the selectivity. The
measurements are performed by noticing the
power level of the input and output signals.

The following values are obtained: gain

limited sensitivity: -70dBm, output noise
level: -17dBm, the level of the signal on the
frequency of the neighboring channel in order
to fulfil the conditions from the measurement
of the noise limited sensitivity: -56dBm.

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You are required to:

1. Give the block diagram for performing the
measurements;
2. Describe the procedures in order to measure
the selectivity;
3. Evaluate the noise limited sensitivity and the
selectivity to the neighboring (adjacent)
channel.

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fc=fm0
BPF
1
SSG

SDA

RRUT

R0
2
LPF
ftfmM

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3. a. Gain limited sensitivity:

Sa=-70dBm
The standard power is measured:
Po=50mW=16,9dBm
So the maximum power gain is:
Gp= Po/ Sa = 16,9-(-70)=86,9dB

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3. a. The noise limited sensitivity is defined for a

SNR=26 dB;
4. Knowing Pz=-17dBm it results the signal power
necessary in order to obtain this SNR:
SNR=Ps/Pz
so: Psz =Pz *SNR =-17+26=9dBm
So the noise limited sensitivity is:
Sz= Psz / Gp = 9-86,9=-77,9dBm
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c. The level of the signal measured for the

neighboring channels is:
Sp= -56dBm

The selectivity to the neighboring channel is:

aa= 10 log (Sp/Sz)
So it is obtained:
aa = -56dBm-(-77,9dBm)=21,9 dB
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