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b. Aliasing
1. A portion in a communications system, which processes the c. Distortion
information so that it will become suitable to the characteristic of d. Interference
the transmission medium
a. Encoder 12. Signal attenuation can be corrected by
b. Modulation a. Filtering
c. Transmitter b. Modulation
d. Multiplexer c. Equalization
d. Amplification
2. Signal whose physical quantity varies continuously with time
a. Digital 13. Signal contamination by extraneous or external sources, such as,
b. Analog other transmitters, power lines and machinery.
c. Discrete a. Noise
d. Information b. Distortion
c. Harmonics
3. Digital information is processed with a specified degree of d. Interference
a. Fidelity
b. Accuracy 14. Which noise figure represents the lowest noise?
c. Sensitivity a. 1.5 dB
d. Correctness b. 2.0 dB
c. 3.7 dB
4. Indicate the voltage level in dB with reference to one volt. This unit d. 4.1 dB
is used in video or TV measurement
a. dBW 15. Denote the interference of noise in dB above an adjusted
b. dBk reference noise. The adjusted reference noise level was a 1 kHz
c. dBm tone, set at 85 dBm
d. dBV a. dBa
b. dBm
5. When the power ratio of the output to input of a circuit is 200. What c. dBa0
is the gain in dB? d. pWp
a. 23
b. 46 16. A more precise evaluation of the quality of a receiver as far as
c. 23 noise is concerned.
d. 46 a. S/N
b. VSWR
6. What is the reference level for random noise measurement, FIA c. Noise factor
weighted? d. Noise margin
a. 82 dBm
b. 90 dBm 17. Noise figure for an amplifier with noise is always
c. 85 dBm a. 0 dB
d. 77 dBm b. Infinite
c. Less than 1
7. A 10 db pad has an output level of -3dBm. The level at the input is: d. Greater than 1
a. 13 dBm
b. 7 dBm 18. A passive circuit, usually consisting of capacitance and/or
c. 1 dBm inductance, that is inserted in series with the a-c power cord of an
d. 7 dBm electronic device which allow the 60-Hz current to pass and
suppressed high frequency noise components.
8. A power level of 50 W could be expressed as: a. Noise filter
a. 1.69 dBm b. Noise limiter
b. 4.3 dBm c. Noise floor
c. 1 dBm d. Noise quieting
d. 13 dBm
19. A circuit often used in radio receivers that prevents externally
9. A system having an input power of 2 mW an output power of 0.8 generated noise from exceeding certain amplitude. They are also
mW has a loss of: called noise clippers.
a. 2.98 dBm a. Noise floor
b. 3.98 dB b. Noise filter
c. 3.98 W c. Noise limiter
d. 1.98 mW d. Noise clamper

10. Is the reduction of signal amplitude as it passed over the 20. Extra-terrestrial noise is observable at frequencies from
transmission medium? a. 0 to 20 KHz
a. Noise b. 8 Mhz to 1.43 GHz
b. Distortion c. 5 to 8 GHz
c. Attenuation d. 15 to 60 MHz
d. Interface
21. Which of the following is not true about AM?
11. Signal waveform perturbation or deviation caused by imperfect a. The carrier amplitude varies.
response of the system to the desired signal b. The carrier frequency remains constant.
a. Noise c. The carrier frequency changes.

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d. The information signal amplitude changes the carrier 32. An input signal of 1.8 MHz mixed with a local oscillator of 5 MHz. A
amplitude. filter selects the difference signal. The output is
a. 1.8 MHz
22. Modulator circuit performs what mathematical operation on its two b. 3.2 MHz
inputs? c. 5 MHz
a. Addition d. 6.8 MHz
b. Multiplication
c. Division 33. What is produced by over modulation in AM?
d. Square root a. Sidebands
b. Splatter
23. If m is greater than 1, what happens? c. Envelope
a. Normal operation d. Deviation
b. Carrier drops to zero
c. Carrier frequency shifts 34. The letter-number designation B8E is a form of modulation also
d. Information signal is distorted known as
24. The outline of the peaks of a carrier has the shape of the a. Pilot-carrier system
modulating signal and is called the b. Independent sideband emission
a. Trace c. Lincompex
b. Waveshape d. Vestigial sideband transmission
c. Envelope
d. Carrier variation 35. The inputs to a balanced modulator are 1 MHz and a carrier of 1.5
MHz. The outputs are
25. The values of Vmax and Vmin as read from an AM wave on an a. 500 kHz
oscilloscope are 2.8 and 0.3. The percentage of the modulation is b. 2.5 Mhz
a. 10.7 percent c. 1.5 MHz
b. 41.4 percent d. Both a and b
c. 80.6 percent
d. 93.3 percent 36. A widely used balanced modulator is called the
a. Diode bridge circuit
26. A carrier of 880 kHz is modulated by a 3.5-kHz sine wave. The b. Full-wave bridge rectifier
LSB and USB are respectively, c. Lattice modulator
a. 873 and 887kHz d. Balanced bridge modulator
b. 876.5 and 883.5 kHz
c. 883.5 and 876.5 kHz 37. What is the third character in the emission designation for
d. 887 and 873 kHz telephony?
a. F
27. For 100 percent modulation, what percentage of carrier power is in b. B
each sideband? c. D
a. 25 percent d. E
b. 33.3 percent
c. 50 percent 38. A 100-MHz carrier is deviated 50 kHz by a 4-kHz signal
d. 100 percent a. 5
b. 8
28. An AM signal has a carrier power of 5W. The percentage of c. 12.5
modulation is 80 percent. The total sideband power is d. 20
a. 0.8 W
b. 1.6 W 39. The maximum deviation of an FM carrier is 2 kHz by a maximum
c. 2.5 W modulating signal of 400 Hz. The deviation ratio is
d. 4.0 W a. 0.2
b. 5
29. An AM transmitter antenna current is measured with no modulation c. 8
and found to be 2.6 amperes. The percentage of modulation is d. 40
a. 35 percent
b. 70 percent 40. The phenomenon of a strong FM signal dominating a weaker
c. 42 percent signal on a common frequency is referred to as the
d. 89 percent a. Capture effect
b. Blot out
30. The typical audio modulating frequency range used in radio and c. Quieting factor
telephone communications is d. Dominating syndrome
a. 50 Hz to 5 kHz 41. In a low-level AM system, amplifier following the modulated stage
b. 50 Hz to 15 kHz must be
c. 100 Hz t 10 kHz a. Linear devices
d. 300 Hz to 3 kHz b. Harmonic devices
c. Class C amplifier
31. An AM signal with a maximum modulating signal frequency of 4.5 d. Nonlinear devices
kHz as a total bandwidth of
a. 4.5 kHz 42. If the carrier of a 100 percent modulated AM wave is suppressed,
b. 6.75 kHz the percentage power saving will be
c. 9 kHz a. 50
d. 18 kHz b. 150
c. 100

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d. 66.66 53. The term used to refer to the condition where the signals from a
very strong station are superimposed on other signals being
43. A pre-emphasis circuit provides extra noise immunity by received
a. Boosting the bass frequencies a. Cross-modulation interference
b. Amplifying the higher audio frequencies b. Intermodulation interference
c. Pre-amplifying the whole audio band c. Receiver quieting
d. Converting the phase modulation to FM d. Capture effect

44. One of the following transmits only one sideband 54. Stages that are common to both AM and FM receivers
a. H3E a. Tuner, local oscillator, detector, AF amplifier
b. R3E b. RF amplifier, mixer, IF amplifier, AF amplifier
c. J3E c. Local oscillator, RF amplifier, frequency discriminator,
d. B8E detector
d. Tuner, IF amplifier, detector, AF amplifier
45. _____ is an electronic instrument used to show both the carrier
and the sidebands of a modulated signal in the frequency domain 55. In a narrow-band FM system, the deviation ratio is commonly one
a. Spectrum analyzer and the highest audio frequency is generally limited to
b. Oscilloscope a. 300 Hz
c. Digital counter b. 10,000 Hz
d. Frequency counter c. 3,000 Hz
d. 7,500 Hz
46. AM transmission power increases with _____
a. Frequency 56. Which of the following contains de-emphasis circuit?
b. Source a. FM transmitter
c. Load b. FM receiver
d. Modulation c. VHF transmitter
d. VHF receiver
47. What type of emission is frequency modulation?
a. F3E 57. The term used to refer to the reduction of receiver gain caused by
b. G3E the signal of a nearby station transmitter in the same frequency
c. A3E band?
d. B3E a. Quieting
b. Cross-modulation interference
48. What is the carrier swing of an FM transmitter when modulated by c. Squelch gain rollback
75%? d. Desensitizing
a. 53.2 kHz
b. 48 kHz 58. What is the approximate bandwidth of an FM with a modulation
c. 56.25 kHz factor of 12.5 and a modulating frequency of 10 kHz?
d. 112.5 kHz a. 20 kHz
b. 270 kHz
49. An increase in transmitter power from 25 W to 30 W will cause the c. 250 kHz
antenna current to increase from 700 mA to d. 45 kHz
a. 800 mA
b. 750 mA 59. An amplifier operating over the frequency range of 455 to 460 kHz
c. 767 mA has a 200 k input resistor. What is the RMS noise voltage at the
d. 840 mA input to this amplifier if the ambient temperature is 17C?
a. 40 V
50. _____ is the function which tends to maintain the sound volume b. 4.0 V
level of a voice receiver nearly constant for a large signal strength c. 400 V
range d. 4.0 mV
a. Squelch
b. Muting 60. Calculate the noise figure of the amplifier whose Req equals 2518
c. AGC (RT = 600 ) if its driven by a generator whose output
d. AFC impedance is 50
a. 39.4
51. An FM receiver with an I-F of 10.7 MHz is tuned to 98.7 MHz. b. 3.94
What is the numerical value of the image frequency? c. 394
a. 77.3 MHz d. 0.394
b. 88.0 MHz
c. 109.4 MHz 61. A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 50 has
d. 120.1 MHz an equivalent noise resistance of 30 . Calculate its equivalent
noise temperature if the noise figure is equal to 1.6
52. The function which tends to silence the receiver in the absence of a. 17.4 K
transmitted carrier b. 174 K
a. Squelch c. 1.74 K
b. Muting d. 17 K
c. AGC
d. AFC 62. Which of the following is not a source of external noise?
a. Thermal agitation
b. Auto ignition
c. The sun

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d. Fluorescent lights a. 1035 MHz


b. 1.035 MHz
63. What is the noise voltage across a 300 input resistance to a TV c. 3.51 MHz
set with a 6 MHz bandwidth and temperature of 30C? d. 351 kHz
a. 2.3 V
b. 3.8 V 74. What circuit accompanies a mixer?
c. 5.5 V a. RF Amplifier
d. 6.4 V b. LO
c. IF Amplifier
64. If bandwidth is doubled, the signal power is _____ d. Detector
a. Not changed
b. Quadrupled 75. The superheterodyne circuit uses a local oscillator to _____ with
c. Tripled the RF signal of the station and converts the carrier to the
d. Doubled intermediate frequency
a. Beat
65. In an FM transmitter, what is the result of over modulation? b. Mix
a. Lower frequency c. Heterodyne
b. Distortion d. All of the above
c. Higher power
d. Excessive bandwidth 76. The local FM stereo rock station is at 96.5 MHz. What must be the
local oscillator frequency?
66. What are the basic elements of communications system? a. 93.9 MHz
a. Source, transmission channel, transmitter b. 107.2 MHz
b. Transmitter, receiver, transmission channel c. 112.5 MHz
c. Information, transmission channel, receiver d. 105.9 MHz
d. Sender and receiver
77. A superheterodyne is tuned to 2738 kHz. The IF is 475 kHz. What
67. A network that has an input of 75 dB and an output of 35dB. The is the image frequency?
loss of the network is _____ a. 3.09 MHz
a. -40 dB b. 4.5 kHz
b. 40 dB c. 4385 kHz
c. -40 dBm d. 3688 kHz
d. 40 dBm
78. In an FM receiver, which circuit removes amplitude variations?
68. If an amplifier has equal input and output impedances, what a. Exciter
voltage ratio does the gain of 50 dB represent? b. Mixer
a. 316.2 c. Discriminator
b. 325.2 d. Limiter
c. 320.1
d. 315.0 79. In an FM receiver, the circuit that keeps the receiver tuned exactly
to the desired station is _____
69. An interfering signal with a frequency equal to the received signal a. AFC
plus twice the IF is called b. AGC
a. Image frequency c. Limiter
b. Center frequency d. Discriminator
c. Rest frequency
d. Interference frequency 80. What connects the front-end circuit of a VHF TV superheterodyne
receiver?
70. Subcarriers that are arranged so that the channels occupying a. Mixer, RF amplifier and AFC
adjacent frequency band with some frequency space between b. RF amplifier, Band pass filter and mixer
them is known as c. Local oscillator, mixer and RF amplifier
a. Guard bands d. Local oscillator, AGC and antenna
b. AM bands
c. Band gap
d. Void band

71. What is the lowest number of sections required by communications


receiver?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

72. What determines the selectivity of a receiver?


a. The bandwidth of the tuned circuits
b. The gain of the amplifier
c. The power handling capability
d. The frequency stability

73. For an IF frequency of 455 kHz, what must be the LO frequency


when receiving a 580 kHz transmission?

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