RADIO TRANSMITTER

GOMEZ ABEGAIL
HAYAG FRANK CARLO
HISTORY

Guglielmo Marconi's spark gap transmitter, with which he performed the first experiments in
practical radio communication in 1895-1897.
High power spark gap transmitter in Australia around 1910.
An Alexanderson alternator, a huge rotating machine used as a radio transmitter for a short
period from about 1910 until vacuum tube transmitters took over in the 1920s.
One of the first vacuum tube AM radio transmitters, built by Lee De Forest in 1914. The early
Audion(triode) tube is visible at right.
TRANSMITTER

a transmitter or radio transmitter is an electronic device which

produces radio waves with an antenna. The transmitter itself
generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to
the antenna. When excited by this alternating current, the antenna
radiates radio waves.
RADIO TRANSMITTER
BLOCK DIAGRAM
DIFFERENT MODULATION METHODS
TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION

• AM (amplitude modulation) transmitter the amplitude (strength) of the carrier wave is

varied in proportion to the modulation signal.
• FM (frequency modulation) transmitter the frequency of the carrier is varied by the
modulation signal.
• FSK (frequency-shift keying) transmitter, which transmits digital data, the frequency of the
carrier is shifted between two frequencies which represent the two binary digits, 0 and 1.
4. Radio frequency (RF) amplifier to increase the power of the signal, to increase the range of the radio
waves.
5. Impedance matching (antenna tuner) circuit to match the impedance of the transmitter to the
impedance of the antenna (or the transmission line to the antenna), to transfer power efficiently to the
antenna. If these impedances are not equal, it causes a condition called standing waves, in which the
power is reflected back from the antenna toward the transmitter, wasting power and sometimes
overheating the transmitter.
HOW DOES RADIO TRANSMITTER
WORK

1. Electricity flowing into the transmitter antenna makes electrons vibrate up

and down it, producing radio waves.
2. The radio waves travel through the air at the speed of light.
3. When the waves arrive at the receiver antenna, they make electrons vibrate
inside it.
USE OF RADIO TRANSMITTER

• A radio transmitter is an electronic device which, when

connected to an antenna, produces an electromagnetic
signal such as in radio and television broadcasting, two
way communications or radar.
WHAT DOES THE RADIO TRANSMITTER DO?

• In electronics and telecommunications, a transmitter or

radio transmitter is an electronic device which produces
radio waves with an antenna. The transmitter itself
generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is
applied to the antenna.
ADVANTAGES

 It is used to relay radio and television programs.

 It is used to cover mass reach and selective reach of audiences.
 It helps in delivering radio advertising to the users. This will help in increasing revenue for the
advertising companies.
 It utilizes modulation schemes such as AM and FM to leverage advantages >> of both of them.
 Cost is less compare to other services.
DISADVANTAGES

 Poor audience attentiveness due to unavailability of visual information.

 Creative limitations
 Fragmented audiences
 Clutter
 Chaotic buying procedures
 Short-lived and half heard commercials
 Refer disadvantages of sound energy used in radio broadcasting.
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