MODULATION PART 3 OF 10

101. It is the width of frequencies within the

spectrum occupied by a signal and used by the
signal for conveying information.
A. Band
B. Bandwidth
C. Electronic spectrum
D. Frequency band
102. Which transmit only one sideband?
A. H3E
B. C3F
C. A3E
D. B8E
103. ______ is kind of modulation in which the
modulated wave is always present.
A. Carrier modulation
B. Continuous modulation
C. Log-periodic modulation
D. Square-wave modulation
104. A type of modulation in which no signal is
present between pulses.
A. Pulse modulation
B. FSK
C. QAM
D. PAM
105. What describes the amount of amplitude
change present in an AM waveform?
A. Percent modulation
B. Modulation constant
C. Envelope of modulation
D. Coefficient of modulation
106. _______ is a form of amplitude distortion
introduced when the positive and negative
alternations in the AM modulated signals are not
equal.
A. Envelope distortion
B. Spurious emission
C. Carrier shift
D. Johnson noise
107. What is the advantage of phase modulation
over direct FM frequency modulation?
A. Multipliers can be used
B. The deviation is smaller
C. Simplicity and practicality
D. The oscillator is crystal-controlled
108. If the spectrum is shifted in frequency with no
other changes, this is known as
A. Frequency multiplication
B. Sideband movement
C. Baseband reorientation
D. Frequency translation

109. A device which is capable of causing

frequency translation
A. High-Q tank circuit
B. Balanced modulator
C. Low-Q tank circuit
D. IF strip
110. If the frequency of each component in a signal
spectrum is increased by the same fixed amount,
this known as
A. Modulation
B. Frequency translation
C. Up conversion
D. Both B and C
111. A particular amplifier is designed to be a
frequency doubler. If the input signal frequency is
15.4 MHz, a circuit in the output will be tuned to
A. 7.7 MHz
B. 15.4 MHz
C. 30.8 MHz
D. 61.6 MHz
112. A sine wave of 293 MHz is phase-modulated
to achieve a maximum phase deviation of 0.2
radian. After passing through a frequency tripler,
the maximum phase deviation will be
A. 0.2 radian
B. 0.3 radian
C. 0.4 radian
D. 0.6 radian
113. Any device to be used as a frequency
multiplier must be
A. Active
B. Passive
C. Linear
D. Nonlinear
114. A particular amplifier circuit used for
frequency doubling.
A. Push-push
B. Push-pull
C. Pull-push
D. Pull-pull
115. Frequency division is useful in the
implementation of a
A. AM demodulator
B. Frequency synthesizer
C. AGC circuit
D. FM demodulator
116. Frequency division by 12 will require how
many flip-flops in the counter?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12

117. Identify an electronic device, not specifically

designed for the purpose, which can be used as a
phase detector.
A. Wien bridge
B. Colpitts oscillator
C. Balanced modulator
D. Butterworth filter
118. A particular frequency synthesizer contains
only a single crystal. What words describe this
synthesizer?
A. Crystal modulated
B. Inexact
C. Indirect
D. Deficient
119. A recognizable feature of a CW transmitter is
A. Keyed transmitter
B. Power amplification
C. Frequency generation
D. All of these
120. The term pulling refers to
A. The change of the crystal oscillator
frequency by loading
B. One half-cycle operation of a push-pull
amplifier
C. Loading on the transmitter caused by the
antenna connection
D. Reduction of the power supply terminal
voltage as the transmitter is keyed.
121. When frequency modulation is achieved by
initial phase modulation, this is called
A. Angular modulation
B. Direct FM
C. Indirect FM
D. Indirect synthesis
122. A disadvantage of direct FM is the need for
A. AGC
B. AFC
C. A frequency synthesizer
D. Phase modulation
123. Direct FM can be achieved by
A. A reactance tube modulator
B. A varactor diode
C. And AGC circuit
D. Both A and B
124. A receiver in which all RF amplifier stages
require manual tuning to the desired RF is called
A. Superheterodyne
B. Autodyne
C. TRF
D. AFC
125. Why is it often necessary to precede the
demodulator by amplifier stages in a receiver?

A. To improve fidelity
B. To reduce receiver noise
C. To eliminate image response
D. Weak antenna signals
126. A serious disadvantage of the TRF receiver.
A. Bandwidth variations over the tuning
range
B. The weight and cost
C. The requirements for a closely regulated
power supply
D. The requirements for a half-wave antenna
127. Identify which is not a part of a
superheterodyne receiver.
A. Local oscillator
B. Modulator
C. IF amplifier
D. Demodulator
128. Which major element will not be found in
every superheterodyne receiver?
A. RF amplifier
B. Mixer
C. Local oscillator
D. IF amplifier
129. Which major element of a superheterodyne
receiver must be nonlinear?
A. R-F amplifier
B. Mixer
C. Local oscillator
D. IF amplifier
130. The change of the modulated carrier frequency
from the original RF to the IF of the
superheterodyne receiver is known as
A. Frequency multiplication
B. Frequency allocation
C. Frequency substitution
D. Frequency translation
131. The key to achieving receiver sensitivity is the
reduction of
A. Image response
B. Mixer harmonic products
C. Spurious frequency response
D. Internal noise
132. Which of the following receiver design
objectives is not impossible?
A. Elimination of galactic noise
B. Elimination of atmospheric noise
C. Elimination of man-made noise
D. Reduction of receiver internal noise
133. In comparing the S/N ratio for the input to the
receiver with the S/N ratio for the output, the latter
is
A. Smaller

B. The same
C. Greater
D. Infinite
134. The characteristic of a receiver that specifies
the self-generated noise.
A. Noise immunity
B. Noise factor
C. Noise figure
D. Noise margin
135. An FM receiver with an I-F of 10.7 MHz is
tuned to 98.7 MHz. What is the numerical value of
the image frequency?
A. 77.3 MHz
B. 88.0 MHz
C. 109.4 MHz
D. 120.1 MHz
136. A source of RF interference exists at 109.9
MHz. For which frequency in the FM broadcast
band will this be the image frequency?
A. 21.4 MHz
B. 88.5 MHz
C. 99.2 MHz
D. 110.7 MHz
137. The ratio of the superheterodyne receiver
response at the desired carrier frequency to that at
the image frequency is called
A. The sensitivity
B. The selectivity
C. The image frequency
D. The image rejection ratio
138. The core of an IF transformer usually contains
A. Teflon
B. Computer nylon
C. Powdered iron
D. Laminated steel
139. Shape factor is a measure of
A. Bandwidth
B. Skirt steepness
C. Coupling coefficient
D. Critical coupling
140. _______ is the function which tends to
maintain the sound volume level of a voice receiver
nearly constant for a large signal strength range.
A. Squelch
B. Muting
C. AGC
D. AFC
141. The function which tends to silence the
receiver in the absence of transmitted carrier.
A. Squelch
B. Muting
C. AGC

D. AFC
142. What device is incorporated in a
communications receiver to reduce impulse noise?
A. Front-end processor
B. Squelch circuit
C. AGC
D. Noise blanker
143. What type of signal in which a receiver
selectivity of 2.4 kHz in the I-F circuitry is
optimum?
A. FM voice
B. Double-sideband AM voice
C. FSK data
D. SBB voice
144. If the input to a detector stage is an amplitudemodulated (A3E) IF signal then the output from the
stage is
A. A lower frequency carrier
B. The audio voice information
C. A Morse-code signal
D. The upper or lower set of sidebands
145. In a capacitive type, reactance-tube modulator
connected across an oscillator tuned circuit, a more
negative voltage on the grid of the reactance tube
will cause
A. An increase of the oscillator frequency
B. An decrease of oscillator frequency
C. An increase of the reactance-tube
capacitance
D. An increase of the reactance tube ac plate
current
146. The limiting condition for sensitivity in a
communications receiver is
A. The noise floor of the receiver
B. Power supply output ripple
C. The two-tone intermodulation distortion
D. The input impedance to the detector
147. When a communications receiver is tuned to a
strong signal, the AGC bias is measured and found
to be zero. The fault cannot be caused by a/an
A. Defective IF stage
B. Defective local oscillator
C. Defective RF stage
D. Open circuit in the AGCs filter capacitor
148. The term used to refer to the condition where
the signals from a very strong station are
superimposed on other signals being received
A. Cross-modulation interference
B. Intermodulation interference
C. Receiver quieting
D. Capture effect
149. The limiter stage of an FM receiver

A. Behaves as a low-pass filter

B. Limits the amplitude of the IF signal to
the required level
C. Behaves as a high-pass filter
D. Behaves as a bandstop filter
150. Motorboating (low-frequency oscillations) in
an amplifier can be stopped by
A. Grounding the screen grid
B. Connecting a capacitor between the B+
and lead ground
C. By passing the screen grid resistor with a
0.1 F capacitor
D. Grounding the plate
ANSWERS
101. Bandwidth
102. H3E
103. Continuous modulation
104. Pulse modulation
105. Coefficient of modulation
106. Carrier shift
107. The oscillator is crystal-controlled
108. Frequency translation
109. Balanced modulator
110. Both B and C
111. 30.8 MHz
112. 0.6 radian
113. Nonlinear
114. Push-push
115. Frequency synthesizer
116. 4
117. Balanced modulator
118. Indirect
119. All of these
120. The change of the crystal oscillator frequency
by loading
121. Indirect FM
122.
123. Both A and B
124. TRF
125. Weak antenna signals
126. Bandwidth variations over the tuning range
127. Modulator
128. RF amplifier
129. Mixer
130. Frequency translation
131. Internal noise
132. Reduction of receiver internal noise
133. Smaller
134. Noise figure
135. 120.1 MHz
136. 88.5 MHz

137. The image rejection ratio

138. Powdered iron
139. Skirt steepness
140. AGC
141. Squelch
142. Noise blanker
143. SBB voice
144. The audio voice information
145. An increase of the oscillator frequency
146. The noise floor of the receiver
147. Open circuit in the AGCs filter capacitor
148. Cross-modulation interference
149. Limits the amplitude of the IF signal to the
required level
150. Connecting a capacitor between the B+ and
lead ground