Midterm Exam [ELCT 120 BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY]

Fleming College
School of Trade and Technology
Wireless Information Networking

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Exam Instructions

 This examination is 75 Minutes in length and counts for 10% of your final total mark.
 The exam consists of 3 unequal-mark questions.
 Read each question carefully.
 The exam is closed notes, books, cell phones, consultants, laptops, or any other aids but
only calculators are allowed.
 The exam includes a formula sheet of some important laws and formulas.
 Please be well organized and specified in your answer.

Q1 Q2 Q3

Total Grade out of 60:

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Question One [30 Marks, 30 Minutes]

Circle the most correct answer for each of the following question
 A 27 kHz sine wave is mixed with a 1.56 MHz carrier sine wave through a nonlinear device. Which
frequency is not present in the output signal?
o 1.533 MHz
o 1.529 MHz
o 3.120 MHz
o 1.587 MHz
o None of the above

 An AM broadcast station operates at its maximum allowed output power of 1250W at a percent
modulation of 65%. What is the upper sideband power?
o 212.062 watts
o 389.476 watts
o 60.301 watts
o 109.004 watts
o 132.549 watts

 An AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz and intelligence of 49 kHz, if the mixer output
(IF) is of 490 kHz then the input signal to the audio amplifier should be:
o a 490 kHz sinewave.
o an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 490 kHz.
o a 49 kHz sinewave.
o an AM signal with a carrier frequency of 49 kHz.
o None of the above.
 An AM signal with a carrier frequency of 1360 kHz and intelligence of 1 kHz, if the mixer output
(IF) is of 590 kHz, then the image frequency is:
o 2540 kHz.
o 870 kHz.
o 980 kHz.
o 2340 kHz.
o 2240 kHz.

 An AM signal having a carrier frequency of 560 kHz is to be mixed with a local oscillator signal at a
frequency of 1035 kHz. What does the output of the IF amplifier consist of?
o a 1035 kHz AM signal
o a 455 kHz carrier
o a 475 kHz sinewave
o a 475 kHz AM signal
o the original intelligence signal

 If the % modulation of an AM transmitter is 65% and the unmodulated antenna current is 10 A, what
is the modulated current?
o 5A
o 13 A
o 11 A
o 14 A
o None of the above.

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 A 2.5 MHz carrier is modulated by a music signal that has frequency components ranging
from 100 Hz to 5 kHz. What is the range of frequencies generated for the upper sideband?
o 2.5001 MHz to 2.505 MHz
o 2.495 MHz to 2.499 MHz
o 2.5 MHz to 2.505 MHz
o 2.495 MHz to 2.505 MHz
o None of the above.

 An intelligence signal is amplified by a 65% efficient amplifier before being combined with a
250W carrier to generate an AM signal. If it is desired to operate at 100% modulation, what
must be the dc input power to the final intelligence signal amplifier?
o 83.3W
o 19.23W
o 384.6W
o 192.3W
o 162.5W

 The equation defining the AM envelope is

o e = (Ec +Ei sin ωit) sin ωit
o e = Ec sin ωct
o e = Ei sin ωit + sin ωct
o e = Ec sin ωct × Ei sin ωit
o none of the above

 A receiver’s sensitivity is:

o the ability of the receiver to demodulate a modulated signal.
o the ability of a receiver to attenuate noise signals.
o the ability of the receiver to differentiate between the desired signal and other signals.
o the ability of the receiver to drive the output speaker to an acceptable level.
o All of the above.

 Which of the following is required for SSB transmission?

o carrier elimination.
o elimination of one sideband.
o a or b.
o a and b.
o none of the above.

 Which is not an advantage of ceramic filters over crystal filters?

o higher Q values.
o less expensive.
o more rugged in construction.
o smaller in size.

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Question Two [15 Marks, 25 Minutes]

+ 5 dBm + 3 dBm + 24 dBm + 30 dBm

6.3 V into 50

+ 30 dBm - 2dBm + 35 dBm

Referred to the given diagram, Circle the most correct answer for each of the following question:

a) The power driven into Detector stage is:

 31.622 mW  3.162 mW  0.316 mW

 63.092 mW  6.309 mW  1.259 mW

b) The total gain of the entire receiver measured in dBm.

 125 dBm  119 dBm  116 dBm

 114 dBm  109 dBm  103 dBm

c) The voltage across the 8- speaker.

 3.565 V  3.775 V  3.995 V

 4.125 V  4.483 V  4.795 V

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Extra sheet

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Question Three [15 Marks, 20 Minutes]

Use the graph and values recorded on the given screen snapshot shown in figure 2, circle the
most correct answer for each of the following question:
a) The modulation index,

 %75.4  %68.1  %58.7

 %42.6  %35.8  %27.3

b) The frequency and peak magnitude of the carrier are:

 666 Hz and 1.423V  846 Hz and 2.782 V  1346 Hz and 4.385

V

 2846 Hz and 0.782 V  4010 Hz and 3.974V  10 kHz and 2.959 V

c) The frequency and peak magnitude of the intelligence are:

 666 Hz and 1.423V  846 Hz and 2.782 V  1250 Hz and 1.738

V

 2846 Hz and 0.782 V  4010 Hz and 3.974V  5206 Hz and 5.125

V

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Figure 2
Extra sheet

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