ANALOG COMMUNICATION [PAPER CODE: EC 501]

1) Choose the correct alternatives for the following:

i) ) The modulation index of an FM signal is given by
a) /fm
b) fm /
c) . fm
d) infinity
[ m = max freq deviation / max modulating freq]
Ok a)
ii) A carrier is amplitude modulated to a depth of 40%. The increase in power is
a) 40%
b)20%
c) 16%
d) 8%
[given =40%= 0.4
formula, Pt=Pc(1+ ^2/2) or Pt=Pc(1+(0.4*0.4)/2) or Pt=1.08Pc ,
now % power= (Pt-Pc)/Pc *100= (1.08Pc-Pc)/Pc *100= 8% ]
ok d)
iii) The sound signal in TV broadcast is modulated in a) SSB
b) VSB
c) FM
d) DSB-SC
ok FM FOR sound and vsb for video in case of tv
iv) Pre-emphasis circuit is used
a) after modulation
b) before modulation
c) before detection
d) after detection
de emphasis ckt is used after modulation
ans : pre-emphasis is before modulation & de emphasis ckt is used after detection
v) Recovering information from a carrier is known as
a) demultiplexing
b) modulation
c) detection
d) carrier recovery [ de modulation is also called
detection]
ok detection or demodulation
vi) A PLL can be used to demodulate
a) PAM signals
b) PCM signals
c) FM signals
d) DSB-SC signals. [[ pll is phase lock loop]
ok c)
vii) IF frequency of FM receiver is
a) 10.7 MHz
b) 12.7 MHz
b) 13.71 MHz
d) 10.3 MHz
[ for am signal 455 khz]
ok 10.7MHz FM receiver and 455KHz for AM Receiver
viii) If maximum frequency present in one TDM signal is
detection the message signals sampling rate
a)

fs fm

b)

fs

>

fm

fs

f m , then for proper

should follow the relation

c)

fs

fm

sampling freq]

d)

fs

fm
2

[ always massage signal is double than

ok c)

ix) The envelope detection is a/an

a) Synchronous detector
b) Product demodulator

b) asynchronous detector
d) coherent detector

Answer will be b) asynchronous detector or non-coherent detector

x) In an AM transmitter, the unmodulated out put current is IC. The modulated current
It equals
a) I c 1 m 2
b) I c 1 ( m2 ) / 2
c) I c 1 m
ok b)

d) ( I c m) / 2

ANALOG COMMUNICATION
Assignment-2
1. With a suitable diagram, explain how modulation index can be measured from the
envelope of the AM signal.
2. Explain the elements of a basic communication system with suitable block diagram.
3. a) What are the benefits of SSB-SC over DSB-SC modulation ?
b) Show that in case of AM with modulation index equal to 1, only 33.33% of the
transmitted power is used to carry information
4. Explain the principle of detection of FM signal using balanced slope detector circuit
with proper sketch.
5. Draw the block diagram of a TDM system and explain it.
6. Why is modulation required before transmitting a signal?
7. How can you measure the modulation index from the envelope of an AM signal?Explain.
8. The tuned circuit of the oscillator in a simple AM transmitter employs a 50H coil
and a 1nF capacitor. If the oscillator output is modulated by audio frequencies up to
10kHz, what is the frequency range occupied by the sidebands?
9. Explain switching modulator to generate AM signal.
10. What is a balanced modulator? Explain it to generate a DSBSC signal.
11. A DSB-SC signal is demodulated using a carrier with a phase error of .
Determine the expression of the output signal.
12. Explain the filter method to generate SSB-SC signal. Compare it with phase shift
method

13. Show that in SSB-SC signal power savings is 83.33% when compared to
DSBWC(Double Side Band with Carrier).
14. Compare between Amplitude modulation and narrow band Frequency
modulation.
15. The equation for an FM wave is
S(t) = 12 sin [6 X 108t + 5 sin 1250t]. Calculate:
i)Carrier frequency ii) modulating frequency
iii) modulation index
iv)Frequency deviation
v) Power dissipated in 10.
16. Explain indirect method to generate FM signal generation.
17. What is carsons rule? Explain it.
18.How can convert FM signal to PM signal or vice-versa.
19. Explain superheterodyne radio receiver with a suitable block diagram.
20. What is image frequency? How can it be rejected?
21. Explain sensitivity, selectivity & fidelity.
22.a)Define rejection ratio, what is double spotting?
23. In a broadcast superheterodyne receiver having no RF amplifier, the loaded Q of
antenna coupling circuit is 100. If the intermediate frequency is 455 kHz ; calculate
image frequency & its rejection ratio at i) 1000 kHz & ii) at 25 MHz.
24. What do you mean by thermal & white noise?
25. Calculate the rms noise voltage at the input of a video amplifier using a device
having 300 equivalent noise resistance and 400 input resistor. It is given that the
bandwidth of the amplifier is 7 MHz and the ambient temperature is 27 C.
26. What is the importance of calculation of Figure of Merit of a system? Calculate
signal to noise ratio at the output of a synchronous SSB-SC demodulator.
27. In a TDM system, five signals are sequentially sampled at a rate 8000 samples/sec.
Now each signal is encoded by 8 bits. Find resulting bit rate & draw the frame structure.
28. Write a short note on ..
a) VSB
b) Pre-emphasis and De-emphasis in FM radio broadcasting.
c) Noise in communication system.

d)
e)
f)
g)

Ring modulator.
Demodulation of FM signal using PLL.
Stereo AM.
Stereo FM.