UNIT 1 AMPLITUDE MODUALTION AND

RECEPTION
PART –A
1. Define amplitude modulation
2. Describe the basic operation of an AM Modulator
3. What is meant by RF?
4. How many inputs are there to an amplitude modulator? What are they?
5. In an AM communications system, define modulating signal, carrier, modulated wave and
AM envelope
6. What is meant by repetition rate of the AM Envelope?
7. Describe the upper and lower sidebands and upper ,lower side frequencies
8. What is the relationship between the modulating signal frequency and bandwidth in a
conventional AM system
9. Define modulation coefficient and percent modulation.
10. What is the highest modulation coefficient and percent modulation possible with a
conventional AM system without causing excessive distortion?
11. For 100% modulation what is the relationship between the voltage amplitudes of the side
frequencies and the carrier?
12. What effect does modulation have on the amplitude of the carrier component of the
modulated signal spectrum?
13. What does AM-DSBFC stand for?
14. Describe the relationship between the carrier and sideband powers in an AM DSBFC
wave
15. What is the predominant advantage and disadvantage of AM DSBFC
16. Describe the differences between low and high level modulators
17. List the advantages of low level and high level modulation
18. What is meant by the front end of a receiver
19. What are the primary functions of the front end of a receiver
20. Define selectivity and shape factor. What is the relationship between receiver noise and
selectivity
21. Describe bandwidth improvement. What is the relationship between bandwidth
improvement and receiver noise?
22. Define sensitivity
23. What is the relationship between receiver noise, bandwidth and temperature?
24. Define fidelity
25. List and describe the three types of distortion that reduce fidelity of a receiver
26. Define insertion loss
27. Define noise temperature and equivalent noise temperature
28. Describe the difference between a coherent and non coherent radio receiver
29. Draw the block diagram for a TRF radio receiver
30. What are the four predominant disadvantages of a TRF radio receiver
31. Draw the block diagram for an AM Super heterodyne receiver
32. Define heterodyning

33. What is meant by high side and low side injection

34. Define local oscillator tracking and tracking error
35. Describe three point tracking
36. What is meant by gang tuning
37. Define image frequency
38. Define image frequency rejection ratio
39. List six characteristics that are desirable in an RF amplifier
40. Define neutralization
41. What is the advantage of a relatively high frequency and relatively low frequency
intermediate frequency?

PART - B
1. Explain the power distribution in AM
2. Describe low level modulator with circuit diagram
3. Describe medium power modulator with circuit diagram
4. Describe low level transmitters with a block diagram
5. Describe high level transmitters with a block diagram
6. Explain receiver parameters
7. Define coherent and non coherent detection. Describe TRF with diagram
8. Define heterodyning. Draw the block diagram of AM super heterodyne receiver and
describe the different sections
9. Describe the Super heterodyne receiver operation (frequency conversion, local oscillator
tracking and image frequency rejection)
10. Draw the schematic diagram of a pre selector and local oscillator. Explain gang tuning
and local tracking.
11. Explain image frequency rejection with a neat diagram
12. Explain double conversion AM receiver with filtering requirements