AMPLITUDE MODULATION

1. To what feature of the modulating tone is FM deviation proportional?

 A. harmonics  C. phase

 B. frequency  D. amplitude

2. The peak voltage of an AM signal goes from Emax to Emin. The modulation index,
m, is:

 A. m = (Emax -Emin) / (Emax + Emin)

 B. m = Emax / Emin

 C. m = Emin / Emax

 D. m = (Emax + Emin) / (Emax -Emin)

3. In amplitude modulation, how much of the transmitted power is in the carrier?

 A. two-thirds  C. one-third

 B. one-half  D. three-quarters

4. FM system is superior to AM to because

 A. it has wider bandwidth

 B. it is at VHF band

 C. it produces more rock music

 D. it eliminates most of amplitude variation noise

5. Overmodulation causes:

 A. distortion  C. splatter

 B. both  D. none

6. FM has a major disadvantage of

 A. greater coverage  C. higher power

 B. greater bandwidth  D. low effeciency

7. In FM for a given frequency deviation, the modulation index varies ________ with
the modulating frequency.
  A. equally  C. independently

 B. directly  D. inversely

8. An AM transmitter antenna current is measured with no modulation and found to

be 2.6 A. With modulation, the current rises to 2.9 A. What is the percentage of
modulation?

 A. 89%  C. 42%

 B. 70%  D. 35%

9. What is the bandwidth of a narrowband FM signal generated by a 2 KHz audio

signal and a 110-MHz FM carrier?

 A. 4 kHz  C. 2 kHz

 B. 1 kHz  D. 5 kHz

10. For a 100% modulation, what percentage of power is in the sideband?

 A. 33.33%  C. 50%

 B. 100%  D. 25%

11. An FM signal has a frequency deviation of 2000 Hz caused by a modulating signal

of 500 Hz. What is the modulation index?

 A. 2  C. 4

 B. 8  D. 5

12. What is the major advantage of FM over AM?

 A. no interference  C. high frequency

 B. less noise  D. simple circuits

13. For a 100% modulation, what percentage of power is in the sideband?

 A. 25%

 B. 100%

 C. 50%

 D. 33.33%

14. For a 75-MHz carrier modulated by a 5-KHz audio tone that causes a frequency
deviation of 15 KHz, determine the FM signal bandwidth.
  A. 40k Hz  C. 80k Hz

 B. 200k Hz  D. 100k Hz

15. In FM, what determines the bandwidth?

 A. modulation phase  C. carrier power

 B. carrier frequency  D. modulation index

16. Compute the modulation index of an FM signal with a carrier swing of 10 KHz
when the modulating signal is 5 KHz.

 A. 1  C. 2

 B. 4  D. 5

17. A 200 W carrier power is modulated to a depth of 75%. The power of the
modulated wave is

 A. 56.25 W  C. 228.125 W

 B. 200 W  D. 256.25 W

18. A display of signal amplitude versus frequency is called the

 A. frequency domain  C. amplitude spectrum

 B. time domain  D. frequency spectrum

19. A system uses a deviation of 100 KHz and a modulating frequency of 15 KHZ.
What is the approximate bandwidth?

 A. 115 kHz  C. 230 kHz

 B. 215 kHz  D. 200 kHz

20. If the audio Vm sin(w_m t) modulates the carrier Vc sin(w_c t), then the
modulation index, m, is

 A. m = (Vm / Vc)^2

 B. m = Vm / Vc

 C. m = Vm / w_m

 D. m = w_m / w_c

21. The envelope of an AM signal is due to:

  A. the carrier signal

 B. the baseband signal

 C. none of the above:

 D. the amplitude signal

22. The power in FM _______ as the modulation index increases.

 A. decreases  C. remain constant

 B. increases  D. fluctuates

23. When a carrier is frequency modulated, what is developed on both sides of the
carrier?

 A. carrier  C. sidebands

 B. noise  D. envelop

24. An AM transmitter has a percentage of modulation of 88. The carrier power is 440
W. The power in one sideband is

 A. 610 W  C. 110 W

 B. 85 W  D. 170 W

25. Most of the power in an AM signal is in the

 A. modulating signal  C. lower sideband

 B. carrier  D. upper sideband

26. A system has 150 KHz bandwidth available for a 10 KHz modulating signal. What
is the approximate deviation?

 A. 65 kHz

 B. 75 kHz

 C. 70 kHz

 D. 100 kHz

27. What is the result of overmodulation of an FM emission?

 A. lower frequency  C. excessive bandwidth

 B. distortion  D. higher power

28. With AM which of the following conveys no information?

  A. upper sideband

 B. carrier

 C. lower sideband

 D. both sidebands

29. What is the percent modulation of a signal in the FM broadcast band at 92 MHz
with 20 KHz frequency deviation?

 A. 12%

 B. 27%

 C. 72%

 D. 60%

30. In modulation technique, which of the following is referred to audible pitch?

 A. amplitude

 B. Width

 C. harmonic

 D. frequency

31. As compared to plain AM, SSB AM:

 A. requires less bandwidth  C. is more efficient

 B. all  D. requires a more complex demodulator circuit

32. In an AM signal, the transmitted information is contained within the

 A. carrier  C. envelope

 B. sidebands  D. modulating signal

33. Calculate the modulating frequency that causes an FM signal to have a bandwidth
of 50 KHz when its frequency deviation is 15 KHz.

 A. 10 kHz

 B. 20 kHz

 C. 40 kHz

 D. 50 kHz

34. The bandwidth in ______ depends on the number of significant sidebands

  A. FM

 B. QAM

 C. PCM

 D. Delta Modulation

35. An AM signal has a power of 5W. The percentage of modulation is 80%. The total
sideband power is

 A. 1.6 W

 B. 4.0 W

 C. 2.5 W

 D. 0.8W

36. In FM, what produces the sidebands?

 A. RF signal  C. carrier & its harmonics

 B. modulating signal  D. carrier signal

37. For an FM signal in the 88-108 MHz broadcast band with a frequency deviation of
15 KHz, determine the percent modulation.

 A. 40%

 B. 60%

 C. 20%

 D. 30%

38. What factor determines the modulation index of an FM transmission?

 A. modulating signal freq  C. carrier amplitude

 B. carrier frequency  D. carrier phase

39. Determine the power saving in percent when the carrier is suppressed in an AM
signal modulated to 80%.

 A. 82.82%

 B. 75.76%

 C. 33.33%

 D. 16.67%
40. An 88-MHz FM carrier is modulated by an audio tone that caused a frequency
deviation of 15 KHz. What is the carrier swing of this FM signal?

 A. 30 kHz

 B. 15 kHz

 C. 60 kHz

 D. 45 kHz