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a. Fluorescent light b. Solar emission c. Resistor noise d. Lightning low7 An amplifier's output signal has 25 mV p-p of desired signal mixed in with 45 V rms of undesired noise. The load impedance is 50 . What is the amplifier's output S/N level in dB?
1. Which part of the sinewave expression cannot be varied in accordance with the frequency intelligence to create a modulated signal? a. Phase b. Frequency c. Time d. Amplitude 2. Communication systems are most often categorized by what a. Modulation frequency b. Carrier frequency c. Transmission distance d. Information transmitted 3 Voltage gain in decibels is characteristic?
a. 22.9 dB b. 54.9 dB c. 45.9 dB d. 51.9 dB 8 Why does a 5-kHz square wave require a greater bandwidth than a 2-kHz sinewave? a. The square wave has a larger frequency than the sinewave. b. The square wave has an infinite number of harmonics, whereas the sinewave has only one. c. The square wave is much easier to cover by noise. d. The square wave must also include an offset (dc) voltage, whereas the sinewave does not. 9 The relationship between information and bandwidth is called a. Information theory b. Fourier analysis c. FFT d. Hartley's law 10 Aliasing can be defined as errors occurring when
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c. 20 ln a. The input frequency exceeds the sample rate. b. The bandwidth is less than the input frequency. c. The type of modulation has been incorrectly identified. d. The sampling signal has been incorrectly identified. 11 Which of the following does not hold true for a parallel resonant circuit? a. At the resonant frequency the impedance of the circuit is a minimum. b. If Q>10, the resonant frequency is the same as it would be if it were a series. c. It is commonly referred to as a tank circuit. d. At the resonant frequency, the circuit draws minimum current from the constant-voltage source. 12 The oscillator design that uses a third capacitor in the tank circuit for swamping effect of the transistor's internal capacitances is the a. Hartley design b. Clapp design c. Colpitts design d. Crystal design 13 The ability of a crystal to oscillate at its resonant frequency is due to out the
d. 20 log 4 Which expression indicates a measurement using a 1-W reference a. dBm(1) b. dB1 c. dBW d. dB(W) 5 An amplifier operating over a 2-Mhz bandwidth has a 75 input resistance. If it is operating at 22 C and has a voltage gain of 300, the noise produced at the output of this amplifier would be approximately a. b. c. d. 6 Which of the following is not an example of external noise
14 The Barkhausen criteria has to do with a. Receiver noise b. Fourier analysis c. Oscillation d. Troubleshooting 15 Which of the following can be called a troubleshooting plan? a. Symptoms as clues to faulty stages b. Signal tracing and signal injection c. Voltage and resistance measure d. Substitution e. All the above Chapter 2. Amplitude Modulation: Transmission
7. A transmitter having a 900-W carrier transmits 1188 W when modulated with a single sinewave. If the carrier is simultaneously modulated with another sinewave at 60% modulation, calculate the total transmitted power. a. 1084 W b. 1170 W c. 1350 W d. 1224 W the 8. Low-level modulation is
1. In a modulated system, the low-frequency intelligence signal is not called a. Modulating signal b. Information signal c. Modulating wave d. Carrier
a. The most economic approach for low-power transmitters. b. Characterized by the use of "linear" power amplifiers to amplify the AM signal. c. Characterized by having the carrier and the intelligence signals mix at low power levels d. All the above. 9. The main advantage of a high-level modulation system compared to a low-level that it a. Allows more efficient amplification. b. Allows use of low-powered intelligence signal. c. Provides higher modulation percentage. d. Is more economical. 10. What is the purpose of a buffer amplifier stage in a transmitter? a. It prevents transmitters from producing spurious frequencies in the output signals. b. It provides power amplification with high efficiency. c. Its high input impedance prevents oscillators from drifting off frequency. d. It amplifies audio frequencies before modulation occurs. 11. The purpose of an antenna coupler is to a. Match the output impedance of the transmitter with the antenna's impedance to provide maximum power transfer. b. Allow the transmitter to be connected to several antennas at the same time. c. Filter out the carrier frequency from the transmitter's AM output signal. d. Cause the transmitter to operate at more than one carrier frequency at the same time. system is
2. A 7.0-Mhz carrier is modulated by a voice signal that has three frequency components of 100 Hz, 200 Hz, and 300 Hz. What three frequencies comprise the lower sideband? a. 6.9997 Mhz, 6.9998 Mhz, and 6.9999 Mhz b. 100 Hz, 200 Hz, and 300 Hz c. 6.9999 Mhz, 7.0000 Mhz, and 7.0001 Mhz d. 7.0001 Mhz, 7.0002 Mhz, and 7.0003 Mhz 3. The total output power of an AM transmitter is measured to be 850 W. What is the total output sideband power if it has a percent modulation of 100%? a. 425 W b. 850 W c. 283.3 W d. 141.65 W 4. A 100-kHz carrier is modulated by a 20-Hz 2kHz signal. The upper sideband is a. 102 kHz b. 100.02 kHz to 102 kHz c. 101 kHz d. 100.002 kHz to 102 kHz
14.The strategy for repair of electronic equipment includes the following. a. Verify that a problem exists. b. Isolate the defective stage. c. Isolate the defective component. d. Replace the defective component and hot check. e. All the above. 15. A technique that helps you understand how a carrier and sideband combine to form the AM waveform is a. The tangential method. b. Phasor representation. c. Keying. d. None of the above.
7. Double conversion is used to overcome the problem of Chapter 3: Amplitude Modulation: Reception a. Image frequency b. Tracking c. Diagonal clipping d. Poor sensitivity 8. An auxiliary AGC diode a. Reduces selectivity b. Increases sensitivity c. Decreases sensitivity d. All the above 9. Which of the following would occur in a receiver not having AGC? a. The speaker output level would drastically change while tuning from a weak signal to a strong signal. b. Local stations would easily produce distorted signals in the speaker. c. There would be a constant need to readjust the volume control as the weather and ionosphere change. d. All the above
1. The main problem with the TRF design is a. Lack of selectivity in receiving all AM stations b. Poor demodulation of an AM station c. Frustration in tuning to receive more than one station d. Lack of sensitivity in receiving all AM stations 2. The sensitivity of a receiver has to do with its ability to a. Withstand shock b. Receive one station versus another c. Receive weak stations d. All the above 3. When the input to an ideal nonlinear device is an AM waveform consisting of a carrier and its sidebands, the output of nonlinear mixing produces the original intelligence because a. The intelligence signal is one of its inputs.
10. The only roadblock to having a complete receiver manufactured on an integrated circuit is a. Tuned circuits and volume controls b. Cost c. Phase-locked loops d. Ceramic filters 11. The decibel difference between the largest tolerable receiver input signal and is called a. The decibel power gain of the receiver b. Automatic gain control (AGC) c. The dynamic range of the receiver d. The IF amplifier gain 12. The simplest AM detector is the a. Synchronous detector b. Product detector c. Heterodyne detector d. Diode detector 13. Tracking in a superhet receiver is accomplished using a a. Trimmer capacitor b. Padder capacitor c. Varicap diode d. a and b e. All the above 14. If no stations are picked up on the lower half of the AM band, the likely problem a. Low RF gain b. Poor AGC operation c. IF selectivity d. LO tracking 15. If no sound is heard from a receiver, the most likely problem area is the a. Power supply b. RF section c. Audio amplifier d. AGC diode is its sensitivity
2. State the chief advantage(s) of a standard SSB system. a. Maximum signal range with minimum transmitted power b. Easy carrier reinsertion c. Elimination of carrier interference d. a and c 3. The noise advantage of SSB over AM is a. 35 dB b. 57 dB c. 810 dB d. 1012 dB 4. What is the difference between a balanced modulator and a regular modulator? a. There is no carrier produced in the output of a balanced modulator. b. In a balanced modulator, there is 180 phase shift between the upper and lower sidebands. c. In a balanced modulator, only one sideband is produced. d. In a balanced modulator, harmonics of the sidebands are suppressed. 5. In a balanced-ring modulator, the carrier suppression is accomplished by a. A dual-gate FET having symmetry b. Center-tapped transformers causing canceling magnetic fields c. The nonlinearity of the diodes that are used d. Symmetrical differential amplifier stages 6.Which cannot be used successfully to convert DSB-SC to SSB? a. Crystal filter b. Ceramic filter c. Mechanical filter d. Tank circuit
7. Another term for ripple amplitude for a ceramic filter is a. The shape factor b. The peak-to-valley ratio c. The insertion loss d. The quality factor 8. Which of the following is not an advantage of the phase method over the filter method in producing SSB? Chapter 4: Single-Sideband Communications a. The design of the 90 phase-shift network for the intelligence frequencies is simple. b. Lower intelligence frequencies can be economically used, because a high-Q filter is not necessary. c. Intermediate balanced modulators are not necessary, because high-Q filters are not needed. d. It is easier to switch from one sideband to the other. 9. Once an SSB signal has been generated, it must be amplified by a. A nonlinear amplifier to conserve bandwidth
1. An SSB signal with a maximum level of 200 V p-p into a 50 load results in a PEP rating of a. 200 W b. 50 W c. 100 W d. 800 W
The input signal into a PLL is at the a. VCO b. Low-pass filter c. Comparator d. Phase detector The square-law relationship of the FETs input versus output a. Allows for greater sensitivity in an FM receiver b. Provides improved noise performance c. Reduces shot noise d. Minimizes cross-modulation When troubleshooting a stereo demodulator, the input signal should be abouto a. b. c. 1 mV rms d. 100 mV rms
Why are image frequencies somewhat less of a problem in FM receivers than they are in SSB or AM receivers? a. SSB uses less bandwidth than does FM. b. FM signals have a capture effect characteristic. c. FM mixer stages are square-law devices. d. FM receivers do not use the superheterodyne design.
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Chapter 13 Antennas
1 A television transmitter actually transmits two signals at once. They are a. An amplitude-modulated video signal and frequency-modulated audio signal b. Two amplitude-modulated signals: video and audio c. An amplitude-modulated audio signal and frequency-modulated video signal d. Two frequency-modulated signals: video and audio 2 The most widely used type of TV camera is the a. Charge couple device b. Vidicon c. Image orthicon d. Iconoscope
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