CORE 1
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A Colpitts oscillator can be recognized by:
A. A split capacitance in the tuned circuit.
B. A tapped coil in the tuned circuit.
C. A transformer for the feedback.
D. A common-base or common-gate arrangement.
An RF oscillator should be electrically and
mechanically stable. This is to ensure that the
oscillator does not:
A. Become over modulated
B. Generate key-clicks
C. Drift in frequency
D. Cause undue distortion
What is one advantage of carrier suppression in a
double-sideband phone transmission?
A. more power can be put into sidebands
B. Only half of the bandwidth is required for the
same information content
C. Greater modulation percentage is obtainable with
lower distortion
D. Simpler equipment can be used to receive a double-
sideband suppressed-carrier signal
What happens to the signal of an overmodulated single-
sideband or double-sideband phone transmitter?
A. It becomes louder with no other effects
B. It occupies less bandwidth with poor high-
frequency response
C. It has higher fidelity and improved signal-to-
noise ratio
D. It becomes distorted and occupies more bandwidth
In a typical single-sideband phone transmitter, what
circuit processes signals from the balanced modulator
and sends signals to the mixer?
A. IF amplifier
B. Filter
C. RF amplifier
D. Carrier oscillator
How should the microphone gain control be adjusted on a
single-sideband phone transmitter?
A. For slight movement of the ALC meter on modulation
peaks
B. For full deflection of the ALC meter on modulation
peaks
C. For 100% frequency deviation on modulation peaks
D. For a dip in plate current
In a SSB transmission, the carrier is:
A. transmitted with one sideband
B. reinserted at the receiver
C. inserted at the transmitter
D. of no use at the receiver
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One result of slight mismatch between the power
amplifier of a transmitter and the antenna would be:
A. Smaller DC current drain
B. Lower modulation percentage
C. Reduced antenna radiation
D. Radiated key-clicks
What is the term for the average power supplied to an
antenna transmission line during one RF cycle, at the
crest of the modulation envelope?
A. Peak transmitter power
B. Peak envelope power
C. Peak output power
D. Average radio-frequency power
What may happen if an SSB transmitter is operated with
the microphone gain set too high?
A. It may cause interference to other stations
operating on a higher frequency band
B. It may cause atmospheric interference in the air
around the antenna
C. It may cause splatter interference to other
stations operating near its frequency
D. It may cause digital interference to computer
equipment
What may happen if an SSB transmitter is operated with
too much speech processing?
A. It may cause digital interference to computer
equipment
B. It may cause atmospheric interference in the air
around the antenna
C. It may cause interference to other stations
operating on a higher frequency band
D. It may cause splatter interference to other
stations operating near its frequency
What is the usual bandwidth of a single-sideband
amateur signal?
A. 1 kHz
B. 2 kHz
C. Between 3 and 6 kHz
D. Between 2 and 3 kHz
The purpose of a balanced modulator in an SSB
transmitter is to:
A. make sure that the carrier and both sidebands are
180˚ out of phase
B. ensure that the percentage of modulation is kept
constant
C. make sure that the carrier and both sidebands are
in phase
D. suppress the carrier and pass on the two sidebands
The automatic level control (ALC) in a SSB transmitter:
A. eliminates the transmitter distortion
B. controls the peak audio input so that the final
amplifier is not overdriven
C. increases the occupied bandwidth
D. reduces the system noise