Assignment 1

Circle/or mark using different colors the most correct answer of the following questions.

1. A 4.7 mH inductor has a Q of 3500 at a frequency of 88 MHz. Its internal

resistance is approximately:
a. 422 ohms.
b. 560 ohms.
c. 742 ohms.
d. 856 ohms.
e. None of the above.

2. The resonant frequency of a series resonant circuit of R = 500 Ω, L = 12 H, and C = 5 nF is:

a. 649.75 KHz.
b. 346.92 KHz.
c. 129 kHz.
d. 41.14 kHz.
e. 20.6 kHz.

3. The bandwidth of a series resonant circuit of R = 500 Ω, L = 12 H, and C = 5 nF is:

a. 1.592 KHz.
b. 2.468 kHz.
c. 4.633 KHz.
d. 6.631 KHz.
e. 6.631 MHz.

4. The parallel resonant circuit of R = 5 Ω, L = 4.5 mH, and C = 3.3 nF, has Q
and BW equal to:
a. 171.2 and 241 Hz, respectively
b. 233 and 241 Hz, respectively
c. 1111 and 37.2 Hz, respectively
d. 233 and 176. Hz, respectively
e. None of the above.

5. A measured value of 10 pW will result in what dBm power level?

a. – 90 dBm
b. – 60 dBm
c. – 30 dBm
d. 0 dBm
e. +10 dBm
6. Determine the voltage level required to produce a +10dBm level. Assume a 600Ω system
a. 0.775 V
b. 1.05 V
c. 1.947 V
d. 2.45 V
e. None of the above.

7. The device which superimposes information onto a high-frequency signal for

transmission is called:
a. modulator.
b. transducer.
c. demodulator.
d. amplifier.
e. detector.

8. A device that converts energy from one form to electrical signal is called a:
a. modulator.
b. transmitter.
c. transducer.
d. detector.
e. Oscillator.

9. The device which extracts the information signal from the high
frequency carrier in a receiver is called:
a. transducer.
b. transmitter.
c. demodulator.
d. modulator.
e. Oscillator.

10. A 2 kHz sine wave is mixed with a 1.5 MHz carrier sine wave through a nonlinear
device. Which frequency is not present in the output signal of the mixer?
a. 3 MHz
b. 1.502 MHz
c. 1.5 MHz
d. 1.497 MHz
e. None of the above.

11. An AM transmitter has unmodulated antenna current of 10 A, what modulation

index the transmitter must have to produce modulated current of 12A?
a. 0.52
b. 0.67
c. 0.78
d. 0.83
e. 0.94
12. If the percentage modulation of an AM transmitter is 93.81% and the
unmodulated antenna current is 10 A, what is the modulated current?
a. 10.5 A
b. 11 A
c. 11.5 A
d. 12 A
e. 12.5 A
13. If the carrier power is 12 kW, what is the modulated power if modulation index is 1/√2 ?
a. 12 kW
b. 13 kW
c. 14 kW
d. 15 kW
e. 16 kW

14. A 2.5 MHz carrier is modulated by a music signal that has frequency components ranging
from 500 Hz to 3 kHz. What is the range of frequencies generated for the upper sideband?
a. 2.5500 MHz to 2.800 MHz
b. 2.5 MHz to 2.503 MHz
c. 2.5001 MHz to 2.505 MHz
d. 2.5005 MHz to 2.503 MHz
e. 2.5005 MHz to 2.5300 MHz
15. Overmodulation:
a. results when the modulation index exceeds unity.
b. is undesirable because it produces sideband splatter.
c. causes the AM signal to become distorted so that the receiver
cannot produce a clean replica of the original intelligence signal.
d. causes loss of some intelligence signal from the output of the
detector at the receiver side.
e. All the above.

16. A receiver’s sensitivity is:

a. its ability to drive the output speaker to an acceptable level.
b. the extent to which a receiver can differentiate between the
desired signal and other signals.
c. the ability of the receiver to demodulate a modulated signal.
d. the ability of a receiver to attenuate noise signals.
e. All the above.

17. A receiver’s selectivity is:

a. its ability to drive the output speaker to an acceptable level.
b. the extent to which a receiver can differentiate between the
desired signal and other signals.
c. the ability of the receiver to demodulate a modulated signal.
d. the ability of a receiver to attenuate noise signals.
e. All the above.
 18. In Figure 1, A is 220 mVp-p and
B is 350 mVp-p. The percent
modulation of the AM signal is:
a. 22.81 %
b. 43.12 %
c. 59.36 %
d. 62.92 %
e. 72.81 %

19. Use the answer of the above

question to determine Ec (carrier
magnitude) if Ei (intelligent
magnitude) is 350 mV peak:
a. 1.005 v
b. 1.286 v
c. 1.534 v
Figure 1
d. 1.826 v
e. None of the above.

20. In Figure 1, A is 1.5Vp-p and B is 3.3Vp-p. If the carrier signal is set at

1.2V peak, the intelligence signal is:
a. 3.2V peak.
b. 0.55V peak.
c. 0.93V peak.
d. 0.45V peak.
e. 0.68V peak

21. The total output power of an AM transmitter that is being operated at 50%
modulation is measured to be 1800 watts. What is the carrier power?
a. 1480 watts
b. 1510 watts
c. 1540 watts
d. 1570 watts
e. None of the above.

22. A 250W carrier is to be modulated at an 85% modulation level. What is the

total transmitted power?
a. 340.3 W
b. 25.32 dB
c. 0.340 kW
d. 55.32 dBm
e. All the above.
23. An AM broadcast station operates at its maximum allowed output power of
180W at a percent modulation of 95%. What is the upper sideband power?
a. 6.1 watts
b. 18.47 watts
c. 27.98 watts
d. 42.2 watts
e. 55.96 watts

24. The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 5A when it is not modulated. It increases

to 5.5A when it is modulated. Its modulation index is:
a. 93.23%
b. 81.46%
c. 75.14%
d. 64.81%
e. 57.62%

25. An intelligence signal is amplified by a 65% efficient

amplifier before being combined with a 250W carrier
to generate an AM signal. If it is desired to operate
at 80% modulation, what must be the dc input
power to the final intelligence signal amplifier?
a. 384.6W
b. 192.3W
c. 162.5W
d. 123.1W
e. 83.3W
Figure 2
26. The equation defining the AM envelope is:
a. e =(Ec +Ei sin ωit) sin ωit
b. e = Ec sin ωct
c. e = Ei sin ωit + sin ωct
d. e = Ec sin ωct × e = Ei sin ωit
e. e =(Ec +Ei sin ωit) sin ωct

27. Determine the frequency of the

AM carrier shown in Figure 3.
a. 10 kHz
b. 100 kHz
c. 1 MHz
d. 10 MHz
e. none of the above

Figure 3
28. An AM signal having a carrier frequency of 650 kHz is to be mixed with a local oscillator
signal at a frequency of 1035 kHz. What does the output of the IF amplifier consist of?
a. 385 kHz carrier.
b. 385 kHz sine wave.
c. 385 kHz AM signal.
d. 650 kHz AM signal.
e. the original intelligence signal.

29. An AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz and intelligence of 1 kHz, if the
mixer output (IF) is of 490 kHz then the local oscillator output signal should be:
a. an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 490 kHz.
b. an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1850 kHz.
c. an 1850 kHz sine wave.
d. a 490 kHz sine wave.
e. None of the above.

30. An AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz and intelligence of 1 kHz, if the
mixer output (IF) is of 490 kHz then the input signal to the audio amplifier should be:
a. a 1 kHz sinewave.
b. an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 490 kHz.
c. an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz.
d. a 490 kHz sinewave.
e. None of the above.

31. An AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz and intelligence of 1 kHz,
if the mixer output (IF) is of 490 kHz, then the image frequency is:
a. 980 kHz.
b. 1360 kHz
c. 1850 kHz.
d. 870 kHz.
e. 2340 kHz.

Figure 4
32. In figure 4, the power driven into the IF2 stage is:
a. 1.584 pW.
b. 1.584 nW.
c. 1.584 W.
d. 1.584 mW.
e. 1.584 W.

33. In figure 4, the conversion gain of the IF2 is:

a. 129 dBm.
b. 119 dBm.
c. 109 dBm.
d. 89 dBm.
e. 30 dBm.

34. In figure 4, the total gain of the entire receiver from the antenna input to the
audio amplifier output is:
a. 129 dBm.
b. 119 dBm.
c. 109 dBm.
d. 89 dBm.
e. 30 dBm.

35. Which of the following is required for SSB transmission?

a. carrier elimination.
b. elimination of one sideband.
c. a or b
d. a and b
e. none of the above

36. Voice transmission requires an audio frequency range of:

a. 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
b. 30 Hz to 10 kHz.
c. 100 Hz to 3 kHz.
b. 500 Hz to 1 kHz
c. none of the above

37. Which is not an advantage of ceramic filters over crystal filters?

a. more rugged in construction.
b. smaller in size.
c. higher Q values.
d. less expensive.
e. All the above.