ECE 412

Long Exam
I. Multiple Choice. From the given four choices in each number, choose the one that
corresponds to your answer. Write the letter only. Each correct answer will have 2-pt credit.
If there is no answer in the choices, write bonus.
1. FM is disadvantageous over AM signal because
a) much wider channel bandwidth is required
c) Adjacent channel interference
is more
b) FM systems are more complex and costlier
d) Both a and b
2. Which transmits only one sideband of the two sidebands?
a) A3E
b) 3AJ
c) 11BE
d) H3E
3. In AM, 100% modulation means there is a corresponding increase in total power of;
a) 100%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 25%
4. In FM broadcast, when the frequency is deviated 37.5 KHz above and below the carrier
frequency (standard), the percent of modulation is;
a) 100%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 25%
5. In AM, the carrier is changed by a modulating signal. What parameter of the carrier is
changed?
a) Amplitude
b) frequency
c) pulse width
d)
phase
6. What form of waveform is shown here?

a) a frequency modulated waveform

b) an amplitude modulated waveform

c) a carrier wave
d) none of the choices

7. What form of waveform is shown here?

a) a frequency modulated waveform

c) a carrier wave
b) an amplitude modulated waveform
d) none of the choices
8. Maximum frequency deviation and the maximum bandwidth allowed for commercial FM
broadcast is
a) 80KHz, 160Khz
b) 75KHz, 200Khz
c) 60KHz, 170Khz d) 75KHz,
250Khz

9. After passing the FM signal through mixer, what is the change in the frequency deviation
when the modulating frequency is doubled?
a) Becomes 2
b) Becomes /2
c) Becomes 2
d) Remains
unchanged
10. The modulation index of an amplitude modulated wave is changed from 0 to 1. The
transmitted power is
a) Unchanged
b) halved
c) increased by 50%
d) doubled
11. The ratio of maximum peak frequency deviation and the maximum modulating signal
frequency is termed as
a) Frequency deviation
b) Deviation ratio
c) Signal to noise ratio
d) Frequency spectrum
12. In case the carrier of a 100% modulated AM wave is suppressed, the percentage power
saving will be
a) 33.33
b) 66.66
c) 100
d) 150
13. The action of impressing intelligence upon a transmission medium is referred to as
a) Modulating
b) demodulating
c) heterodyning
d) wave generating
14. The ratio of actual frequency deviation to the maximum allowable frequency deviation
is called
a) Multi tone modulation
c) Percentage modulation
b) Phase deviation
d) Modulation index
15. The amount of frequency deviation in FM signal depends on
a) Does not give high stability to FM signal frequency
b) Distorted FM signal is generated due to harmonics of modulating signal
c) Cannot be used for high power FM generation
d) Both a and b
16. Given an AM radio signal with a bandwidth of 10 KHz and the highest-frequency
component at 705 KHz, what is the frequency of the carrier signal?
a) 700 KHz
b) 705 KHz
c) 710 KHz
d) cannot be
determined
17. In _____ transmission, the frequency of the carrier signal is modulated to follow the
changing voltage level (amplitude) of the modulating signal. The peak amplitude and phase
of the carrier signal remain constant, but as the amplitude of the information signal
changes, the frequency of the carrier changes correspondingly.
a) AM
b) PM
c) FM
d) none of the
choices
18. With AM which of the following conveys no information?
a) Lower sideband
b) upper sideband
c) both sidebands d) carrier
19. According to the International Telecommunications Union an amplitude-modulated
analog TV would be classified as
a) A3F
b) J3E
c) F2D
d) G7E
20. In amplitude modulation, how much of the transmitted power is in the carrier?
a) One-half
b) three-quarters
c) one-third
d) two-thirds

II. Solve the following problems correctly. Present your solution neatly as possible.
1. One input to an amplitude modulated double sideband full carrier modulator is an
800kHz carrier with an amplitude of 40V peak. The second input is a 25kHz

modulating signal whose amplitude is sufficient to produce a plus and minus 10V
change in the amplitude of the envelope. Calculate the following:
a)
b)
c)
d)

Upper and lower side frequencies

Modulation coefficient and percent modulation
Maximum and minimum positive peak amplitudes of the envelope
Draw the output frequency spectrum

2. An AM signal has a carrier power of 5W. The percentage of modulation is 80

percent.
a) What is the total sideband power?
b) If the lower sideband suppress, how much is the power savings with respect to
total sideband power?