Geetha Shishu Shikshana Sangha (R)

GSSS INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN

(Affiliated to VTU, Belagavi, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Govt of Karnataka)
Accredited with Grade ‘A’ by NAAC
KRS Road, Metagalli, Mysuru. 570016
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
(Accredited by NBA, New Delhi, Validity 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2020)
FIRST INTERNAL ASSESMENT, ODD SEM 2020

SEM : 5th TIME: 70 Minutes

SUBJECT NAME: Principles of Communication Systems DATE: 13-10-2020
FACULTY NAME: Nagashree R N TOTAL MARKS: 30
Instructions to the students:
Answer Any One Question from Each Part.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand the behaviour of amplitude modulation schemes in time and frequency domains and to generate
and detect the AM signals.
CO2: Understand the behaviour of angle modulation schemes in time and frequency domains and to generate and
detect the angle modulated waves.
Q. no Marks CO BT Level
PART A
1(a) Define Amplitude Modulation. Explain the AM wave generation
6M CO1 Understand
using switching modulator.
(b) Show that the total power in the sidebands is one third of the total
4M CO1 Understand
power in the modulated wave with 100% modulation.
OR
2 (a) What are the modified forms of amplitude modulation? With a neat
Apply
circuit diagram and waveform, Illustrate the operation of ring 6M CO1
Understand
modulator.
(b) An audio frequency signal 5cos(2π×1000t) is used to amplitude
modulate a carrier of 100cos(2π×106t). If the modulation index is
0.4, find
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i. Sideband frequencies. 4M CO1
Analyze
ii. Amplitude of each sidebands.
iii. Bandwidth required.
iv. Total power delivered to a load of 100Ω.
PART B
3 (a) Consider a two stage product modulator with a band pass filter after
each product modulator as shown in fig Q3(b). The filter
characteristics is such that its pass band is exactly same as the USB
of the preceding product modulators output. The input signal
consists of a voice signal occupying the frequency band of 0.3 to
3.4KHz. the two oscillator frequencies having the values 5M CO1 Analyze
f1=100KHz and f2=10MHz. Specify the following
i. Output of the two product modulators, mentioning frequency
values.
ii. Output of the two bandpass filters, mentioning frequency
values.
(b) With the help of amplitude response of VSB filter, explain the VSB
5M CO1 Understand
modulation and demodulation process.
OR
4 (a) Derive the equation for Frequency modulated wave. Define
5M CO2 Understand
Modulation index, maximum deviation of a FM wave.
(b) The equation for a FM wave is s(t)=10 sin[5.7×108t + 5 sin 12×103t].
Calculate:
i. Carrier frequency.
Analyze
ii. Modulating Frequency. 5M CO2
Apply
iii. Modulation Index.
iv. Frequency deviation.
v. Power dissipated in 100Ω.
PART C
5 (a) With a neat circuit diagram, explain FM demodulation. 5M CO2 Understand
(b) Calculate the carrier swing, carrier frequency, frequency deviation
and modulation index for an FM signal which reaches a maximum
5M CO2 Analyze
frequency of 99.047 MHz and a minimum frequency of 99.023
MHz. The frequency of the modulating signal is 7KHz.
OR OR
6 (a) With a neat block diagram, explain the generation of wideband FM
5M CO2 Understand
signals. How the frequency stability is achieved.
(b) Explain the important properties of the angle modulated waves. 5M CO2 Understand

Faculty signature Review committee HOD

Dr. Parameshachari B D Dr. Parameshachari B D

(Professor and Head, Dept of TCE) (Professor and Head, Dept of TCE)

Dr. Jayanth J
(Associate Professor, Dept of ECE)

Mrs. Latha M
(Assistant Professor, Dept of TCE)