MITRC REFRESHER COURSE ANSWER KEY dB Noise,

AM & FM
1. A portion in a communications system, which processes
the information so that it will become suitable to the
characteristic of the transmission medium
a. Encoder
b. Modulation
c. Transmitter
d. Multiplexer
2. Signal whose physical quantity aries continuously with
time
a. !igital
b. Analog
c. !iscrete
d. "nformation
#. !igital information is processed with a specified degree
of
a. $idelity
b. Accuracy
c. Sensitiity
d. %orrectness
&. "ndicate the oltage leel in d' with reference to one
olt. (his unit is used in ideo or () measurement
a. d'*
b. d'+
c. d'm
d. dBV
,. *hen the power ratio of the output to input of a circuit
is 2--. *hat is the gain in d'.
a. 23
b. &/
c. 0 2#
d. 0 &/
/. *hat is the reference leel for random noise
measurement, $"A weighted.
a. 82 dBm
b. 0 1- d'm
c. 0 2, d'm
d. 0 33 d'm
3. A 1- db pad has an output leel of 4#d'm. (he leel at
the input is5
a. 1# d'm
b. 0 3 d'm
c. 1 d'm
d. 7 dBm
8. A power leel of ,- 6* could be expressed as5
a. 1./1 d'm
b. 0 &.# d'm
c. 1 d'm
d. 13 dBm
1. A system haing an input power of 2 m* an output
power of -.2 m* has a loss of5
a. 2.12 d'm
b. 3.98 dB
c. #.12 6*
d. 1.12 m*
1-. "s the reduction of signal amplitude as it passed oer
the transmission medium.
a. 7oise
b. !istortion
c. Attenuation
d. "nterface
11. Signal waeform perturbation or deiation caused by
imperfect response of the system to the desired signal
a. 7oise
b. Aliasing
c. Distortion
d. "nterference
12. Signal attenuation can be corrected by
a. $iltering
b. Modulation
c. Equali8ation
d. Ampliication
1#. Signal contamination by extraneous or external
sources, such as, other transmitters, power lines and
machinery.
a. 7oise
b. !istortion
c. 9armonics
d. !ntererence
1&. *hich noise figure represents the lowest noise.
a. 1." dB
b. 2.- d'
c. #.3 d'
d. &.1 d'
1,. !enote the interference of noise in d' aboe an
ad:usted reference noise. (he ad:usted reference noise
leel was a 1 +98 tone, set at 0 2, d'm
a. dBa
b. d'm
c. d'a-
d. p*p
1/. A more precise ealuation of the quality of a receier
as far as noise is concerned.
a. S;7
b. )S*<
c. #oise actor
d. 7oise margin
13. 7oise figure for an amplifier with noise is always
a. - d'
b. "nfinite
c. =ess than 1
d. $reater t%an 1
18. A passie circuit, usually consisting of capacitance
and;or inductance, that is inserted in series with the a4c
power cord of an electronic deice which allow the /-4
98 current to pass and suppressed high frequency
noise components.
a. #oise ilter
b. 7oise limiter
c. 7oise floor
d. 7oise quieting
19. A circuit often used in radio receiers that preents
externally generated noise from exceeding certain
amplitude. (hey are also called noise clippers.
a. 7oise floor
b. 7oise filter
c. #oise limiter
d. 7oise clamper
2-. Extra4terrestrial noise is obserable at frequencies from
a. - to 2- >98
b. 8 &%' to 1.(3 $)'
c. , to 2 ?98
d. 1, to /- M98
21. *hich of the following is not true about AM.
a. (he carrier amplitude aries.
b. (he carrier frequency remains constant.
c. T%e carrier re*uency c%anges.
d. (he information signal amplitude changes the
carrier amplitude.
22. Modulator circuit performs what mathematical
operation on its two inputs.
a. Addition
b. &ultiplication
c. !iision
d. Square root
2#. "f m is greater than 1, what happens.
a. 7ormal operation
b. %arrier drops to 8ero
c. %arrier frequency shifts
d. !normation signal is distorted
2&. (he outline of the pea+s of a carrier has the shape of
the modulating signal and is called the
a. (race
b. *aeshape
c. +n,elope
d. %arrier ariation
25. (he alues of )max and )min as read from an AM wae on
an oscilloscope are 2.2 and -.#. (he percentage of the
modulation is
a. 1-.3 percent
b. &1.& percent
c. 8-.. percent
d. 1#.# percent
2/. A carrier of 22- +98 is modulated by a #.,4+98 sine
wae. (he =S' and @S' are respectiely,
a. 23# and 223+98
b. 87.." and 883." /)'
c. 22#., and 23/., +98
d. 223 and 23# +98
27. $or 1-- percent modulation, what percentage of carrier
power is in each sideband.
a. 2" percent
b. ##.# percent
c. ,- percent
d. 1-- percent
22. An AM signal has a carrier power of ,*. (he
percentage of modulation is 2- percent. (he total
sideband power is
a. -.2 *
b. 1.. 0
c. 2., *
d. &.- *
21. An AM transmitter antenna current is measured with no
modulation and found to be 2./ amperes. (he
percentage of modulation is
a. #, percent
b. 7- percent
c. &2 percent
d. 21 percent
#-. (he typical audio modulating frequency range used in
radio and telephone communications is
a. ,- 98 to , +98
b. ,- 98 to 1, +98
c. 1-- 98 t 1- +98
d. 3-- )' to 3 /)'
#1. An AM signal with a maximum modulating signal
frequency of &., +98 as a total bandwidth of
a. &., +98
b. /.3, +98
c. 9 /)'
d. 12 +98
#2. An input signal of 1.2 M98 mixed with a local oscillator
of , M98. A filter selects the difference signal. (he
output is
a. 1.2 M98
b. 3.2 &)'
c. , M98
d. /.2 M98
##. *hat is produced by oer modulation in AM.
a. Sidebands
b. 1platter
c. Enelope
d. !eiation
#&. (he letter4number designation '2E is a form of
modulation also +nown as
a. Ailot4carrier system
b. !ndependent sideband emission
c. =incompex
d. )estigial sideband transmission
#,. (he inputs to a balanced modulator are 1 M98 and a
carrier of 1., M98. (he outputs are
a. ,-- +98
b. 2., Mh8
c. 1., M98
d. Bot% a and b
36. A widely used balanced modulator is called the
a. !iode bridge circuit
b. $ull4wae bridge rectifier
c. 2attice modulator
d. 'alanced bridge modulator
#3. *hat is the third character in the emission designation
for telephony.
a. $
b. '
c. !
d. +
#2. A 1--4M98 carrier is deiated ,- +98 by a &4+98 signal
a. ,
b. 2
c. 12."
d. 2-
#1. (he maximum deiation of an $M carrier is 2 +98 by a
maximum modulating signal of &-- 98. (he deiation
ratio is
a. -.2
b. "
c. 2
d. &-
&-. (he phenomenon of a strong $M signal dominating a
wea+er signal on a common frequency is referred to as
the
a. 3apture eect
b. 'lot out
c. Buieting factor
d. !ominating syndrome
&1. "n a low4leel AM system, amplifier following the
modulated stage must be
a. 2inear de,ices
b. 9armonic deices
c. %lass % amplifier
d. 7onlinear deices
&2. "f the carrier of a 1-- percent modulated AM wae is
suppressed, the percentage power saing will be
a. ,-
b. 1,-
c. 1--
d. .....
&#. A pre4emphasis circuit proides extra noise immunity
by
a. 'oosting the bass frequencies
b. Ampliying t%e %ig%er audio re*uencies
c. Are4amplifying the whole audio band
d. %onerting the phase modulation to $M
&&. Cne of the following transmits only one sideband
a. 9#E
b. <#E
c. 43+
d. '2E
&,. DDDDD is an electronic instrument used to show both the
carrier and the sidebands of a modulated signal in the
frequency domain
a. 1pectrum analy'er
b. Cscilloscope
c. !igital counter
d. $requency counter
&/. AM transmission power increases with DDDDD
a. $requency
b. Source
c. =oad
d. &odulation
&3. *hat type of emission is frequency modulation.
a. 53+
b. ?#E
c. A#E
d. '#E
&2. *hat is the carrier swing of an $M transmitter when
modulated by 3,E.
a. ,#.2 +98
b. &2 +98
c. ,/.2, +98
d. 112." /)'
&1. An increase in transmitter power from 2, * to #- *
will cause the antenna current to increase from 3-- mA
to
a. 2-- mA
b. 3,- mA
c. 7.7 mA
d. 2&- mA
,-. DDDDD is the function which tends to maintain the sound
olume leel of a oice receier nearly constant for a
large signal strength range
a. Squelch
b. Muting
c. A$3
d. A$%
MITRC REFRESHER COURSE ANSWER KEY dB Noise,
AM & FM
,1. An $M receier with an "4$ of 1-.3 M98 is tuned to 12.3
M98. *hat is the numerical alue of the image
frequency.
a. 33.# M98
b. 22.- M98
c. 1-1.& M98
d. 12-.1 &)'
52. (he function which tends to silence the receier in the
absence of transmitted carrier
a. 1*uelc%
b. Muting
c. A?%
d. A$%
,#. (he term used to refer to the condition where the
signals from a ery strong station are superimposed on
other signals being receied
a. 3ross6modulation intererence
b. "ntermodulation interference
c. <eceier quieting
d. %apture effect
,&. Stages that are common to both AM and $M receiers
a. (uner, local oscillator, detector, A$ amplifier
b. 75 ampliier8 mi9er8 !5 ampliier8 A5 ampliier
c. =ocal oscillator, <$ amplifier, frequency
discriminator, detector
d. (uner, "$ amplifier, detector, A$ amplifier
,,. "n a narrow4band $M system, the deiation ratio is
commonly one and the highest audio frequency is
generally limited to
a. #-- 98
b. 1-,--- 98
c. 38--- )'
d. 3,,-- 98
56. *hich of the following contains de4emphasis circuit.
a. $M transmitter
b. 5& recei,er
c. )9$ transmitter
d. )9$ receier
,3. (he term used to refer to the reduction of receier gain
caused by the signal of a nearby station transmitter in
the same frequency band.
a. Buieting
b. %ross4modulation interference
c. Squelch gain rollbac+
d. Desensiti'ing
,2. *hat is the approximate bandwidth of an $M with a
modulation factor of 12., and a modulating frequency
of 1- +98.
a. 2- +98
b. 27- /)'
c. 2,- +98
d. &, +98
59. An amplifier operating oer the frequency range of &,,
to &/- +98 has a 2-- +F input resistor. *hat is the <MS
noise oltage at the input to this amplifier if the
ambient temperature is 13G%.
a. &- 6)
b. (.- :V
c. &-- 6)
d. &.- m)
60. %alculate the noise figure of the amplifier whose <eq
equals 2,12 F H<( I /-- FJ if itKs drien by a generator
whose output impedance is ,-F
a. 39.(
b. #.1&
c. #1&
d. -.#1&
/1. A receier connected to an antenna whose resistance is
,- F has an equialent noise resistance of #- F.
%alculate its equialent noise temperature if the noise
figure is equal to 1./
a. 13.& >
b. 17( ;
c. 1.3& >
d. 13 >
/2. *hich of the following is not a source of external noise.
a. T%ermal agitation
b. Auto ignition
c. (he sun
d. $luorescent lights
/#. *hat is the noise oltage across a #-- F input
resistance to a () set with a / M98 bandwidth and
temperature of #-G%.
a. 2.# 6)
b. #.2 6)
c. "." :V
d. /.& 6)
/&. "f bandwidth is doubled, the signal power is DDDDD
a. #ot c%anged
b. Buadrupled
c. (ripled
d. !oubled
/,. "n an $M transmitter, what is the result of oer
modulation.
a. =ower frequency
b. !istortion
c. 9igher power
d. +9cessi,e band<idt%
66. *hat are the basic elements of communications
system.
a. Source, transmission channel, transmitter
b. Transmitter8 recei,er8 transmission c%annel
c. "nformation, transmission channel, receier
d. Sender and receier
/3. A networ+ that has an input of 3, d' and an output of
#,d'. (he loss of the networ+ is DDDDD
a. 4&- d'
b. (- dB
c. 4&- d'm
d. &- d'm
68. "f an amplifier has equal input and output impedances,
what oltage ratio does the gain of ,- d' represent.
a. 31..2
b. #2,.2
c. #2-.1
d. #1,.-
/1. An interfering signal with a frequency equal to the
receied signal plus twice the "$ is called
a. !mage re*uency
b. %enter frequency
c. <est frequency
d. "nterference frequency
3-. Subcarriers that are arranged so that the channels
occupying ad:acent frequency band with some
frequency space between them is +nown as
a. $uard bands
b. AM bands
c. 'and gap
d. )oid band
31. *hat is the lowest number of sections required by
communications receier.
a. 1
b. 2
c. #
d. (
32. *hat determines the selectiity of a receier.
a. T%e band<idt% o t%e tuned circuits
b. (he gain of the amplifier
c. (he power handling capability
d. (he frequency stability
3#. $or an "$ frequency of &,, +98, what must be the =C
frequency when receiing a ,2- +98 transmission.
a. 1-#, M98
b. 1.-3" &)'
c. #.,1 M98
d. #,1 +98
3&. *hat circuit accompanies a mixer.
a. <$ Amplifier
b. 2=
c. "$ Amplifier
d. !etector
75. (he superheterodyne circuit uses a local oscillator to
DDDDD with the <$ signal of the station and conerts the
carrier to the intermediate frequency
a. 'eat
b. Mix
c. 9eterodyne
d. All o t%e abo,e
3/. (he local $M stereo roc+ station is at 1/., M98. *hat
must be the local oscillator frequency.
a. 1#.1 M98
b. 1-7.2 &)'
c. 112., M98
d. 1-,.1 M98
77. A superheterodyne is tuned to 23#2 +98. (he "$ is &3,
+98. *hat is the image frequency.
a. #.-1 M98
b. &., +98
c. &#2, +98
d. 3.88 /)'
32. "n an $M receier, which circuit remoes amplitude
ariations.
a. Exciter
b. Mixer
c. !iscriminator
d. 2imiter
31. "n an $M receier, the circuit that +eeps the receier
tuned exactly to the desired station is DDDDD
a. A53
b. A?%
c. =imiter
d. !iscriminator
2-. *hat connects the front4end circuit of a )9$ ()
superheterodyne receier.
a. Mixer, <$ amplifier and A$%
b. <$ amplifier, 'and pass filter and mixer
c. 2ocal oscillator8 mi9er and 75 ampliier
d. =ocal oscillator, A?% and antenna