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AMPLITUDE DEMODULATION

AIM

To detect the original message signal from the Amplitude Modulated signal using envelope
detector.

COMPONENTS REQUIRED

1. AM Generator 20MHz 1
2. Diode OA 79 1
3. Resistor 10K, 1K 1 each
4. Capacitor 0.01f 2
5. Bread board 1
6. DSO 200MHz,Dual 1
trace

THEORY

The modulated AM carrier wave is received by the antenna of the radio receiver and
is rectified by the action of a detector diode. Then the rectified signal passes through a low-
pass filter for which the time constant is too long to respond to the high frequency of the AM
carrier wave. AM carriers are in the range 600 to 1400 kHz. The signal frequency which
modulates it is much lower, 0.02 to 5 kHz, and it can pass through the filter.
 The AM detector shown here would be suitable for picking up only one AM radio
station for which the values of the capacitors and inductors were chosen. A practical AM
radio use the process called heterodyning to shift the carrier frequency of each radio station to
a single frequency called an Intermediate Frequency or IF so that a single sophisticated AM
detection circuit can be used to receive all AM radio stations.

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

AM ENVELOPE DETECTOR

PRE LAB QUESTIONS

1. Explain about demodulation of AM signal with Envelope detector.

2. What do you mean by over modulation in AM signal?
3. Draw an over modulated AM signal and detected message signal of this over
modulated AM signal using envelope detector.
4. What do you mean by single tone AM and multi tone AM?
5. Explain about square law detector?

MODEL GRAPH

Fig.1 AM Wave
 Fig.2 Demodulated Wave

PROCEDURE

1. Connect the output of the AM as input to the detector.

2. Use oscilloscope to look at the input to the envelope detector. Adjust the modulation
to 100 percent.
3. Look at the output of the envelope detector.
4. Vary the frequency of the audio generator and note what happens to the output of the
envelope detector.
5. The corresponding readings are noted and a graph is plotted.

POST LAB QUESTIONS

1. For proper operation of envelop detector, the discharge time constant RC must be
chosen properly. Explain what is the condition on time constant?
2. What do you mean by suppressed carrier AM modulation?
3. Draw the frequency spectrum of suppressed carrier?
4. Why we want to go for suppressed carrier AM modulation than full carrier AM?
5. What do you mean by efficiency of AM?

TABULATION

AM Input Signal (Volts) Message Signal (Volts)

Vmax Vmin
TEXTBOOKS

R1. G. Kennedy, “Electronic Communication Systems”, McGraw Hill, 1984.

R2. Roddy and Coolen, “Communication Systems”, Prentice Hall of India, 2001
R3. Taub and Schilling, “Principles of Communication Systems”, McGraw Hill, 1989.

INFERENCE

Based on RC Time constant value envelope reproduction will vary. Hence RC Values
must be properly chosen for exact reproduction of message signal.

RESULT

Thus the Original message signal was obtained from Amplitude Modulated signal
using envelop detector.