- AM/FM ____________ determines the number of sideband components in FM. a. Carrier frequency b. Modulation frequency c. Modulation index d.

Deviation ratio ans: c One of the following transmits only sideband. a. H3E b. R3E c. A3E d. B8E ans: a What produces the sidebands on FM? a. Signal amplitude b. Carrier harmonics c. Baseband frequency d. Broadband frequency ans: c Which test instrument displays the carrier and the sidebands amplitude with fr equency to frequency? a. Oscilloscope b. Spectrum analyzer c. Frequency analyzer d. Amplitude analyzer ans: b Mixer is also known as __________. a. modulator b. suppressor c. converter d. beater ans: c Which one of the following emission transmit the lower sideband and half of th e upper sideband. a. A5C b. J3E c. A3J d. A3H ans: d An FM receive signal ___________. a. vary in amplitude with modulation b. vary in frequency with modulation c. vary in frequency and amplitude with wideband modulation d. is not immune to noise ans: b The process of impressing intelligence on the carrier is called a. modulation b. detection c. mixing d. impression ans: a -

_________ is an electronic instrument used to show both the carrier and the si debands of a modulated signal in the frequency domain. a. Spectrum analyzer b. Oscilloscope c. Digital counter d. Frequency counter ans: a What part of the carrier is varied by the intelligence during modulation in an AM system? a. Phase b. Frequency c. Amplitude d. Phase and amplitude ans: c The difference between the RF carrier and the modulating signal frequencies is called the a. USB b. LSB c. Sideband d. Carrier frequency ans: b What stage in a radio transmitter isolates the oscillator from the load? a. Oscillator b. Buffer c. Separator d. Mixer ans: b The frequency of the unmodulated carrier in FM system is a. modulating frequency b. center frequency c. carrier frequency d. deviation frequency ans: b The ratio of maximum deviation to the maximum modulating frequency is called a. carrier swing b. deviation ratio c. modulation factor d. modulation index ans: b A carrier signal has a. constant amplitude b. a frequency of 20 kHz and above c. a varying amplitude d. the information content ans: b The modulated peak value of a signal is 125 V and the unmodulated carrier valu e is 85 V. What is the modulation index? a. 0.47 b. 0.68 c. 0.32 d. 1.47 ans: d -

An 891 kHz carrier having an amplitude of 80 V is modulated by a 4.5 kHz audio signal having an amplitude of 45 V.. The modulation factor is a. 0.56 b. 0.65 c. 1.78 d. 1.25 ans: a What is the modulation index of an FM signal having a carrier swing of 75 kHz when the modulating signal has frequency of 3 kHz? a. 25 b. 12.5 c. 0.04 d. 0.08 ans: b In a FM system, if modulation index is doubled by halving the modulating frequ ency, what will be the effect on the maximum deviation? a. No effect b. Maximum deviation doubles c. Decreases by 1/2 d. Increases by 1/4 ans: a Which of the following is considered as an indirect method of generating FM? a. Reactance modulator b. Balanced modulator c. Varactor diode modulator d. Armstrong system ans: d To generate an SSB or DSB signal one must use a circuit known as a. filter modulator b. ring modulator c. balanced modulator d. reactance modulator ans: c Which is the first radio receiver? a. TRF receiver b. Superheterodyne receiver c. Crystal radio receiver d. Heterodyne receiver ans: c An interfering signal with a frequency equal to the received signal plus twice the IF is called a. image frequency b. center frequency c. rest frequency d. interference frequency ans: a Double sideband full carrier emission type. a. A3J b. H3E c. R3A d. A3E ans: d -

Single sideband reduced carrier emission type. a. H3E b. R3E c. J3E d. B8E ans: b A single sideband suppressed carrier emission type. a. H3E b. R3E c. J3E d. B8E ans: c Independent sideband emission type. a. H3E b. R3E c. J3E d. B8E ans: d Vestigial sideband emission type a. C3F b. J3E c. R3E d. B8E ans: a Single sideband full carrier emission type. a. R3E b. H3E c. J3E d. B8E ans: b Phase modulation emission type. a. F3E b. F3C c. F3F d. G3E ans: d Which one is not an advantage of SSB over AM? a. Power saving b. Requires half the bandwidth c. Wider area of reception d. Better fidelity ans: d The advantage of a high level modulated AM transmitter is a. less audio power required b. better fidelity c. higher value of operating power d. less distortion ans: c The advantage of a low-level modulated AM transmitter is a. less audio power required b. better fidelity c. higher value of operating power

d. less distortion ans: a _________ is the bad effect caused by overmodulation in AM transmission. a. Increase in noise b. Deviation in the operating frequency c. Interference to other radio services d. Decrease in the output power ans: c Which characteristic of a radio receiver refers to its ability to reject an un wanted signal? a. Sensitivity b. Selectivity c. Fidelity d. Quality ans: b What type of emission is frequency modulation? a. F3E b. G3E c. A3E d. B3E ans: a AM transmission power increases with ________. a. frequency b. source c. load d. modulation ans: d ________ locks the FM receiver to a stronger signal. a. Hall effect b. Capture effect c. Image frequency d. Homing ans: b What is the highest percentage of modulation for AM? a. 50 % b. 75 % c. 100 % d. 80 % ans: c In FM, the Carson's Rule states that the bandwidth is equal to twice the sum o f the modulating frequency and _______. a. carrier signal b. modulating index c. frequency deviation d. image frequency ans: c What is the carrier swing of an FM transmitter when modulated by 75 %? a. 53.2 kHz b. 48 kHz c. 56.25 kHz d. 112.5 kHz ans: d

The modulation system inherently more resistant to noise. a. Single sideband suppressed carrier b. Frequency modulation c. Pulse-position modulation d. Amplitude shift keying ans: b Subcarriers that are arranged so that the channels occupying adjacent frequenc y bands with some frequency space between them is known as a. guard bands b. AM bands c. band gap d. void band ans: a Modulation of an RF carrier results in a. multiple channels b. smaller antennas c. directional propagation d. all of the above ans: d A process which occurs in the transmitter. a. Mixing b. Modulation c. Heterodyning d. Demodulation ans: b A process which occurs in the receiver. a. Beating b. Modulation c. Mixing d. Demodulation ans: d One part of the transmitter that protects the crystal oscillator from "pulling ". a. Buffer amplifier b. Modulator c. Power amplifier d. Antenna coupler ans: a What aspect of the carrier is changed by modulation? a. Frequency b. Phase c. Amplitude d. Depends on the type of modulation ans: d The amplitude of a sine wave which is modulated by a musical program will a. be complex b. contain fundamental frequencies c. contain harmonic frequencies d. all of the above ans: d What will be the result of the gain level being too high for signals entering

the modulator? a. Receiver noise b. Excessive volume of receiver output c. Oscillator disturbance d. Distortion and splatter ans: d Amplitude modulation causes the amount of transmitter power to a. increase b. decrease c. remain the same d. double ans: a When a carrier is modulated 100%, the total power increases by what percentage over that of the carrier alone? a. 25 % b. 50 % c. 75 % d. 100 % ans: b When the amplitude of the modulating voltage is increased for AM, the antenna current will a. increase b. decrease c. remain constant d. decrease exponentially ans: a An increase in transmitter power from 25 W to 30 W will cause the antenna curr ent to increase from 700 mA to a. 800 mA b. 750 mA c. 767 mA d. 840 mA ans: c A second modulating tone having the same amplitude but a different frequency i s added to the first at the input to the modulator. The modulation index will be increased by a factor of a. square root of 3 b. square root of 2 c. 2 d. 3 ans: b A 1000 kHz carrier is modulated by a 2500 Hz tone. One frequency component of the modulated signal is a. 1200 Hz b. 5000 Hz c. 1002.5 kHz d. 2500 Hz ans: c A 1200 kHz carrier is amplitude-modulated by two tones of 500 Hz and 700 Hz. W hich one is a frequency component of the modulated wave? a. 1195 kHz b. 1199.3 kHz c. 1199.7 kHz

d. 1205 kHz ans: b Identify a modulation method, or methods in use for a common-emitter configura tion. a. Base modulation b. Emitter modulation c. Collector modulation d. Both A and C ans: d The RF signal injected into a balanced modulator is 10 MHz and the modulating frequency is 1 kHz. Which frequency, or frequencies, will not appear in the outp ut? a. 9.999 MHz b. 10 MHz c. 10.0001 MHz d. both A and B ans: b Unwanted sidebands in SSB equipment can be suppressed by one or more of the fo llowing methods. a. Phasing method b. Filter method c. Decoder method d. Both A and B ans: d Envelope detection is concerned with the process of a. mixing b. heterodyning c. modulation d. rectification ans: d Diagonal clipping in envelope detection will result in a. distortion b. phase reversal c. reduced sensitivity d. amplitude damage ans: a Product detection requires the process of a. rectification b. heterodyning c. decoding d. phase shifting ans: b A sine wave which is coherent with carrier has identical a. amplitude b. frequency c. phase angle d. both B and C ans: d Frequency modulation and phase modulation are collectively referred to as a. stereo b. angle modulation c. high fidelity modulation

d. FCC modulation ans: b In FM the change in carrier frequency is proportional to what attribute of the modulating signal? a. angle b. frequency c. amplitude d. tone ans: c A louder sound, when generating the modulating waveform for FM, will cause a g reater a. carrier amplitude b. angle amplitude c. distortion at the receiver d. frequency deviation ans: d If a positive change in modulation signal level of 200 mV will cause a positiv e frequency deviation of 10 kHz, what will be the frequency deviation for a nega tive change of 100 mV in the level of the modulating signals? a. 0 b. -5 kHz c. +5 kHz d. +0 kHz ans: b A particular 15 kHz modulation tone results in a peak frequency deviation of 7 5 kHz. What is the modulation index? a. 5 b. 15 c. 75 d. 3 ans: a A 15 kHz sine wave frequency-modulates an 88 MHz carrier. A sideband frequency will be found at a. 87.970 MHz b. 87.985 MHz c. 88.015 MHz d. All of these ans: d A device whose capacitance is deliberately made to be a function of the applie d voltage. a. Varactor diode b. UJT c. SAW d. Variable capacitor ans: a A reactance modulator is one method of obtaining a. indirect FM b. direct FM c. demodulation d. low frequency filtering ans: b A device, now available in IC form, is useful for direct FM and as one element

in the phase-locked loop. a. AFC b. AGC c. VCO d. LPF ans: c ________ is a frequency change process, whereby the phase deviation and freque ncy deviation are multiplied by some fixed constant. a. Translation b. Multiplication c. Division d. Addition ans: b A circuit that has the function of demodulating the frequency-modulated signal . a. AFC b. Envelope detector c. Decoder d. Foster-Seeley discriminator ans: d The ratio detector is superior to the slope detector because a. it is less sensitive to phase modulation b. it is less sensitive to noise spikes c. it is less sensitive to interference causing AM d. Both B and C ans: d One implementation of a pulse-averaging discriminator is a. a free-running multivibrator b. a crystal-controlled oscillator c. a quartz crystal filter d. a triggered multivibrator ans: d A 10% increase in the frequency of a constant-width pulse train should cause w hat change in its average value? a. -10% b. -1% c. +1% d. +10% ans: d Two different signals can be coherent if they a. have the same amplitude b. are both sine waves of different frequencies c. originate in the same physical equipment simultaneously d. have the same frequency ans: d A quadrature detector requires that a. four gates be provided b. the inputs are coherent c. the inputs are incoherent d. the inputs are identical ans: b In a phase-locked loop, the VCO is the abbreviation for

a. Variable coherent output b. VHF communication oscillator c. Voltage-controlled oscillator d. Vien-count oscillator (neutralized) ans: c Identify an advantage , or advantages, of a properly designed FM system. a. Relative immunity to atmospheric noise (lightning) b. Reduced bandwidth required c. No noise of any kind d. The noise figure is inversely proportional to the modulation index. ans: a The output of a balanced modulator a. LSB and USB b. LSB c. USB d. Carrier ans: a If the modulation index of an AM wave is changed from 0 to 1, the transmitted power is a. unchanged b. halved c. doubled d. increased by 50% ans: d Which of the following is not a baseband signal of modulation? a. Audio signal b. Video signal c. RF carrier d. Binary coded pulses ans: c