PROBLEMS

I. AMPLITUDE MODULATION
1. Determine the modulation factor of the signal shown:

2. An audio signal
15 sin 2(1500)t
amplitude modulates
60 sin 2(100,000)t
determine:
a) the modulation factor and % modulation
b) the fusb, flsb, fc (upper and lower sideband frequencies and carrier frequency)
c) AM equation

3. For the AM wave

Determine Em, Ec, m, Fc, fm

4. If the carrier amplitude is 10 Vrms and it is modulated 50% by a modulating signal, what will the
amplitude of the sideband be?

5. A 400 W carrier is modulated to a depth of 75%. Calculate the total power in the modulated wave.

6. The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 8A when only the carrier is sent but it is increases to
8.93A when the carrier is modulated by a single sine wave. Find the % modulation. Determine
the antenna current when the depth of mode changes to 0.8.

7. A broadcast transmitter radiates 10 KW when the modulation percentage is 60. How much of this
is carrier power.

8. A 75 KHz carrier having an amplitude of 50 V is modulated by a 3 KHz audio signal having an

amplitude of 20 V. Determine the modulation index, % modulation, fusb, flsb, AM equation.

9. Determine the power content of the carrier and each of the sidebands for an AM signal having a
percent modulation of 80% and a total power of 2500W.

II. FREQUENCY MODULATION

1. What is the modulation index and percent modulation of an FM signal having a frequency swing of 100 KHz
when the modulating signal has a frequency of 8 KHz?

2. A 5-KHz audio tone is used to modulate a 50-MHz carrier causing a frequency deviation of 20 KHz.
Determine the carrier swing, modulation index and % modulation?

3. A 107.6 MHz carrier is frequency modulate by a 7-KHz sine wave. The resultant FM signal has a frequency
deviation of 50 KHz. (a) Find the carrier swing (b) determine the highest and lowest frequencies attained by
the modulated signal (c) What is the modulation index?

4. A frequency-modulated signal, which is modulated by a 3-KHz sine wave, reaches a maximum frequency
of 100.02 MHz and minimum of 99.98. (a) Determine the carrier swing (b) Find the carrier frequency (c)
Calculate the frequency deviation (d) What is the modulation index?