Chapter-1.

Introduction To Communication Systems:-

1) Explain the general block diagram of communication system. (April-2010) (07) (1.1) 2) Which are the basic components of electronic communication? (April-2010) (01) (1.1) 3) What is the need of modulation? (April-2010) (01) (1.2) 4) Define a process which is used to carry a low frequency signal for a long distance. What is

the requirement of it? (Jan-2010) (04) (1.2)

5) Discuss Types, causes & effect of various forms of noise which may be created within the

Amplifier circuit. (Dec-2010) (07) (1.4)

6) Define the following terms:-

(1)Noise Figure (2) Shot Noise (3) Phase Modulation. (Jan-2010) (03) (1.4)
7) What is a cause of partition noise? (April-2010) (01) (1.4) 8) What is Noise? Explain Harmonic Distortion in brief. (May-2011) (03) (1.4) 9) Explain noise briefly. (April-2010) (07) (1.4) 10)

What is Modulation? What is the need of it? (May-2011) (04) (1.4)

Chapter-2 Amplitude Modulation:-

1) Derive the voltage equation for an AM wave. Show the waveforms and frequency spectrum

of it. (Jan-2010) (07) (2.1)

2) Derive the voltage equation of AM wave with waveform & frequency spectrum. 3) (April-2010) (07) (2.1 & 2.2)

4) Derive the voltage equation of DSBFC AM wave. Show the waveforms and frequency

spectrum of it. (May-2011) (07) (2.2)

Chapter-2 Amplitude Modulation(Cont.):5) Antenna current of an AM transmitter is 8 amp when only carrier is sent, but it increases to

8.93 Amp when carrier is modulated .Find modulation index. Calculate antenna current when percent of modulation changes to 0.8. (Dec2010) (07) (2.4)
6) A transistor class c amplifier has maximum permissible collector dissipation of 20 watts

and collector efficiency of 75%. It is to be collector modulated to a depth of 90%. Calculate the unmodulated carrier power and the lower sideband power. (April-2010) (07) (2.4)
7) The AM transmitter output voltage is given by the equation e(t) =(400+160 sin 104

t)sin106 t Volt, when it is fed by the 500 resistance. Find (i) f LSB (ii) fUSB (iii) BW (iv) % m (v) PT . (Jan-2010) (07) (2.4)
8) The current of transmitting antenna of an AM transmitter is 20A when only carrier is sent,

but it increases to 22A when modulated by a single sine wave. (a) Find modulation Index (b) If another sine wave simultaneously modulates the carrier to the depth of 50 , Determine the antenna current . (May-2011) (07) (2.4)
9) Compare High Level and Low Level Modulation. (May-2011) (07) (2.6) 10) 11) 12)

Define high and low level modulation? (April-2010) (01) (2.6) Explain plate modulation with necessary waveforms. (April-2010) (07) (2.7) Explain Transistorised High Level AM modulator circuit with input and output Discuss generation of AM wave using LC circuit. Explain collector modulated Compare Low level with High Level AM Transmitter supported with their block

waveforms. (Jan-2010) (07) (2.8)

13)

Class - C Amplifier. (Dec-2010) (07) (2.8)

14)

Diagram. Explain Block diagram of AM Broadcasting transmitter. (Dec-2010) (07) (2.9)

Chapter-3 Frequency And Phase Modulation:-

1) Derive formula for instantaneous value of FM voltage & Define modulation index.

(Dec-2010) (07) (3.1)

2) Discuss Any one Direct method for FM wave generation. (Dec-2010) (07) (3.2) 3) Compare Frequency modulation with Amplitude modulation. (Jan-2010) (07) (3.5) 4) List advantages, disadvantages and applications of FM. Draw and explain the block

diagram of List the advantages of FM over AM.(April-2010) (01) (3.5)

5) Armstrong method used for FM generation. (May-2011) (07) (3.5 & 3.10) 6) Compare the narrowband and wideband FM. (April-2010) (01) (3.6) 7) Explain the basic principle of Reactance Modulator. Draw the circuit diagram of Transistor

Reactance Modulator for FM. (Jan-2010) (07) (3.9)

8) List the types of FM wave generation method and explain Stabilized Reactance modulator.

(April-2010) (07) (3.9)

9) Draw and explain the block diagram of Indirect method used for FM Generation.

(Jan-2010) (07) (3.10)

10)

When the modulating frequency in FM system is 500 Hz and The modulating

voltage is 2.5 V. the modulation index is 60. Calculate the maximum deviation and the bandwidth of the FM signal (April-2010) (07)
11)

A single-tone FM signal is given by e(t) = 10sin(18107t + 20sin104 t) Volt.

Determine (i) modulation index (ii) frequency deviation (iii) Bandwidth (iv)What power will this FM wave dissipate in 10 resistance? (Jan-2010) (07)
12)

A carrier of 10V amplitude and frequency 90 MHz is frequency modulated by a

sinusoidal voltages of amplitude 5 V and frequency of 15 KHz. The frequency deviation constant is 6 KHz/V. Find (i) peak frequency deviation (ii) modulation index (iii) Bandwidth (iv) What power will this FM wave dissipate in 5 resistance? (May-2011) (07)

Chapter-4 AM Radio Receiver:-

1) Explain different characteristics of Radio receiver. (May-2011) (07) (4.2) 2) Define only :Sensitivity, Selectivity , Image signal, Radiation Resistance , Virtual Height,

Antenna ,Fading (Dec-2010) (07) (4.2) 3) Draw and explain the block diagram of Super heterodyne AM radio receiver. (May-2011) (07) (4.3)
4) Explain Diode detector circuit and Distortion in it in detail. (May-2011) (07) (4.4) 5) Draw and explain the block diagram of Super heterodyne AM radio receiver.

(Jan-2010) (07) (4.3)

6) Explain pre-emphasis and De-emphasis network. (April-2010) (07) (4.5)

7) Explain different types of RF convertors stage with circuit diagrams. (Jan-2010) (07) (4.5)
8) Why local oscillator frequency is higher than signal frequency? (April-2010) (01) (4.5)

9) State and explain factors affecting the choice of intermediate frequency. (April-2010) (07) (4.6)
10)

Explain Selection criteria of Intermediate frequency. Draw Only 2 stage What is Demodulation? Explain envelop detector circuit in details. (Jan-2010) (07)

transistorized IF Amplifier. (Dec-2010) (07) (4.6)

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(4.7)

Chapter-5 FM Receiver:-

1) Draw and explain the block diagram of FM receiver. (May-2011) (07) (5.1) 2) Explain the Foster-seeley discriminator with phasor diagram. (Jan-2010) (07) (5.3) 3) Explain the Ratio Detector circuit for FM detection. (May-2011) (07) (5.4) 4) Discuss Slope detection & Balance slope detector. (Dec-2010) (07) (5.4)

Chapter-6 Antenna And wave Propogation:-

1) Define the following term.

(1) Skip distance (2) MUF (3) Antenna efficiency (4) Virtual height (5) Critical

frequency (6) Beam width (7) Directivity (April-2010) (07) (6.3)

2) Explain the following term in brief: (i) Radio Horizon (ii) MUF (May-2011) (07) (6.3) 3) State characteristics of EM waves & Explain evolution of Half wave Dipole using Open

circuited transmission line. Draw Radiation pattern of /2, , & 3/2 length of Resonant antenna. (Dec-2010) (07) (6.3) 4) Explain the working of Parabolic Reflector as an antenna and its application. (May-2011) (07) (6.4)
5) Explain Log Periodic Antenna. (Dec-2010) (07) (6.4) 6) Explain the Yagi-Uda antenna with neat diagram (Jan-2010) (07) (6.4) 7) What is fading? Explain different diversity techniques. (Jan-2010) (07) (6.4) 8) Explain the working of Horn antenna and its application. (Jan-2010) (07) (6.4) 9) Explain the factors affecting to field strength of space wave propagation.

(May-2011) (07) (6.6)

10) 11)

Explain the ionosphere wave propagation. (April-2010) (07) (6.7) Explain Tropospheric Scattered Propagation. (Dec-2010) (07) (6.8)

12) Explain the following term in brief: (i) MUF (ii) Skip distance (iii) Duct propagation. (Jan-2010) (07) (6.8)
13)

List Types of Radio Propagation. Explain Radio Horizon & Duct Propagation with

respect to Space wave Propagation. (Dec-2010) (07) (6.8)