EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE A

Give three comparisons between the narrowband FM (NBFM) and the wideband FM (WBFM).

The antenna current produced by an unmodulated carrier is 2.4A into an antenna with a resistance
of 75Ω. When amplitude-modulated, the antenna current rises to 2.7A. What is the percentage of
modulation?

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE B

Determine (a) the peak frequency deviation, (b) the carrier swing, and (c) the modulation index
for an FM modulator with deviation sensitivity K1 = 4 kHz/V and a modulating signal vm(t) = 10
sin(2π2000t). What is the peak frequency deviation produced if the modulating signal were to
double in amplitude?

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE C

Define modulation index for FM and for PM.

At a certain depth of modulation, the power used is 22% of the total power when the carrier is
suppressed. If another simultaneous wave is added and the carrier and one of the sidebands are
suppressed, the power saved is 85%. What are the modulation indices?

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE D

Derive the formnular for total power and power of the side bands of a DSBAM

We need to send data 3 bits at a time at a bit rate of 3 Mbps. The carrier frequency is 10MHz.
Calculate the number of levels (different frequencies), the baud rate, and the bandwidth.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE E

State the four main benefits of SSB over conventional AM?

An SSB transmitter with a carrier of 2.3MHz is modulated by an intelligence signal in the

150Hz to 4.2 kHz range. Calculate the frequency range of the lower sideband.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE E

An antenna has an impedance of 40Ω an unmodulated AM signal produces a current of 4.8A.

The modulation is 90percent. Calculate (a) the carrier power, (b) the total power, and (c) the
sideband power.
EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE F

An FM transmitter has a power output of 10W. If the index of modulation is 1.0,

determine the power in the various frequency components of the signal.

If a phase modulator produces 2rad of phase deviation for a 5-V modulating signal, determine the
deviation sensitivity. How much phase deviation would a 2-V modulating signal produce?

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE G

Input to an FM modulator with a modulation index m=1.5, is a modulating signal V m(t)=Vm sin
(2π1000t), and an unmodulated carrier Vc(t)=20 sin(2π500kt).Using the Bessel function table,
determine

I.number of sets of significant side frequencies

II.Their amplitudes
III.Draw the frequency spectrum showing their relative amplitudes
IV.The bandwidth
V.The bandwidth if the amplitude of the modulating signal increases by a factor 2.65
VI.Assume load resistance RL =50Ω; determine the unmodulated carrier power
VII.The total power in the angle modulated wave.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE H

Is the bit rate the same as the symbol rate? Explain.

Five channels, each with a 100KHz bandwidth, are to be multiplexed together. What is the minimum
bandwidth of the link if there is a need for a guard band of 10KHz between the channels to prevent
interference

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE I

Assume that a voice channel occupies a bandwidth of 4 KHz. We need to combine three voice channels
into a link with a bandwidth of 12KHz, from 20 to 32KHz. Show the configuration using the frequency
domain without the use of guard bands.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE J

An analog signal has a bit rate of 8000bps and a baud rate of 1000baud. How many data elements
are carried by each signal element? How many signal elements do we need?

What is QAM?

Compare and contrast data rate (i.e., bits per second) and symbol rate (also called baud rate).
EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE K

We have four sources, each creating 250 characters per second. If the interleaved unit is a character
and 1 synchronizing bit is added to each frame, find (1) the data rate of each source, (2) the duration of
each character in each source, (3) the frame rate, (4) the duration of each frame, (5) the number of bits
in each frame, and (6) the data rate of the link.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE L

Two channels, one with a bit rate of 100Kbps and another with a bit rate of 200Kbps, are to be
multiplexed. How this can be achieved? What is the frame rate? What is the frame duration? What is
the bit rate of the link?

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE M

Determine (a) the peak frequency deviation, (b) minimum bandwidth, and (c)
baud for a binary FSK signal with a mark frequency of 49kHz, a space frequency of
51kHz, and an input bit rate of 2 kbps.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE O

State any four main benefits of SSB over conventional AM?

Four 1-Kbps connections are multiplexed together. A unit is 1 bit. Find (1) the duration of 1 bit before
multiplexing, (2) the transmission rate of the link, (3) the duration of a time slot, and (4) the duration of
a frame

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE P

Suppose that on an AM signal, the Vmax (p-p) oscilloscope screen is 5.9 divisions
and Vmin (p-p) is 1.2 divisions.
What is the modulation index?
Calculate and V , V and m if the vertical scale is 2V per division. (Hint:
Sketch the signal.)
EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE Q

The diagram below shows an FM carrier modulated by a pure tone (sinusoidal wave).
Calculate the carrier frequency and the pure tone frequency.

Suggest why it would not be sensible for long-wave radio transmitters operating in the range
140 kHz to 280 kHz to use FM.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE R

An audio signal, with a base band of 200 Hz to 4 kHz, frequency modulates a carrier of
frequency 50 MHz. The frequency deviation per volt is 10 kHz V-1 and the maximum audio
voltage it can transmit is 3V. Calculate the frequency deviation and the bandwidth of the FM
signal.

What is the bandwidth of an AM signal whose carrier is 2.1 MHz modulated by a 1.5-kHz
square wave with significant harmonics up to the fifth? Calculate all the upper and lower
sidebands produced.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE S

An AM signal is represented by the equation

v= (15 + 3 Sin (2 * 5 * 103 t)) * Sin (2 * 0.5 * 106 t) volts

What are the values of the carrier and modulating frequencies?

What are the amplitudes of the carrier and of the upper and lower side
frequencies?
What is the modulation index?
What is the bandwidth of this signal?
EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE ET

An antenna has an impedance of 40Ω an unmodulated AM signal produces a

current of 4.8 A. The modulation is 90 percent. Calculate (a) the carrier power, (b)
the total power, and (c) the sideband power.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE HE

A signal has a spectrum with frequencies between 1000 and 2000 Hz (bandwidth of 1000
Hz). A medium can pass frequencies from 3000 to 4000 Hz (a bandwidth of 1000 Hz). Can
this signal faithfully pass through this medium?

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE MET

An analog signal has a bit rate of 8000 bps and a baud rate of 1000 baud. How many data
elements are carried by each signal element? How many signal elements do we need

Determine (a) the peak frequency deviation, (b) minimum bandwidth , and (c) baud for a
binary FSK signal with a mark frequency of 49 kHz, a space frequency of 51 kHz, and an input
bit rate of 2 kbps.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE MEM

Clearly explain the differences between analog data, analog transmission, digital data, and
digital transmission.

For a BPSK modulator with a carrier frequency of 70 MHz and an input bit rate of 10 Mbps,
determine the maximum and minimum upper and lower side frequencies, draw the output
spectrum, determine the minimum Nyquist bandwidth, and calculate the baud.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE MEY

How does baseband differ from broadband

Is the bit rate the same as the symbol rate? Explain.

How much power appears in one sideband of an AM signal of a 5kW transmitter

modulated by 80 percent?
EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE MEN

Use a drawing to show how the bit pattern 11100010 would be sent using 1-bit Frequency
Modulation (FM)

Use a drawing to show how the bit pattern 11100100 would be sent using 1-bit Amplitude
Modulation (AM)

An FM transmitter has a power output of 10 W. If the index of modulation is

1.0, determine the power in the various frequency components of the signal.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE MEZ

What is QAM?

Compare and contrast data rate and symbol rate

Four 1-Kbps connections are multiplexed together. A unit is 1 bit. Find (1) the duration of 1
bit before multiplexing, (2) the transmission rate of the link, (3) the duration of a time slot,
and (4) the duration of a frame.

EEC316 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING TEST TYPE MEYE

We have four sources, each creating 250 characters per second. If the interleaved unit is a
character and 1 synchronizing bit is added to each frame, find (1) the data rate of each
source, (2) the duration of each character in each source, (3) the frame rate, (4) the duration
of each frame, (5) the number of bits in each frame, and (6) the data rate of the link.