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    TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

    To be submitted latest 8AM on Tuesday

    QUESTION ONE
    a. With the aid of a diagram, describe a communication system and the function
    of each block.
    b. Write short notes on each of the following:
    • Multiplexing
    • Baseband transmission
    • Modulation
    • Full duplex
    • Transceivers
    • Attenuation
    c. With the aid of a diagram, explain the working principle of any of the
    following microphones.
    • Moving coil microphone
    • Carbon microphone
    • Condenser microphone.

    QUESTION TWO

    a. A modulating signal 10sin (2п × 103t) is used to modulate a carrier signal 10sin
    (2п × 104t). find the modulation index, percentage modulation, frequencies
    of the sideband components and their amplitudes and also determine the
    bandwidth of the modulating signal.
    b. An imaginary line connecting the positive peaks and negative peaks of the
    carrier waveform giving the exact shape of the modulating information signal
    is knows as ______________
    QUESTION THREE

    a. If the maximum and minimum voltage of an AM wave are Vmax and Vmin
    respectively. With the aid of a diagram, show that the modulation factor is
    𝑉 −𝑉
    𝑚 = 𝑉𝑚𝑎𝑥 +𝑉𝑚𝑖𝑛
    𝑚𝑎𝑥 𝑚𝑖𝑛

    b. An AM wave is represented by the expression:


    V = 5 (1 + 0.6cos6280t) sin 211 × 104 t
    i. What are the minimum and maximum amplitudes of the AM wave.
    ii. What frequency components are contained in the modulated wave.
    iii. what is the amplitude of each component in (ii)
    c. When is a signal said to be overmodulated? And what is the result of
    overmodulation?

    QUESTION FOUR

    a. One input to AM modulator is 500kHz carrier with an amplitude of 20V p; the


    second input is a 10kHz signal with an amplitude to cause a change in output
    wave of 7.5Vp. determine:
    i. Upper and lower side frequencies
    ii. Modulation coefficient and percentage modulation
    iii. Peak amplitude of the modulated carrier and lower side frequency
    voltages
    iv. Maximum and minimum amplitudes of the envelope

    QUESTION FIVE

    a. A standard AM broad cast station is allowed to transmit a modulating


    frequency up to 5kHz. If the AM station is transmitting on a frequency of
    0.98MHz, compute the maximum and minimum upper and lower side bands
    and the total bandwidth occupied by the AM station?
    b. Define the following as used in communication systems
    i. Modulation index
    ii. Side frequency
    iii. Baseband signal
    iv. Attenuation
    c. What is the ideal condition for an amplitude modulation and what is its effect
    at the transmitter and at the receiver?

    QUESTION SIX

    a. An audio signal is given as 15sin 2п(1500t) amplitude modulates a carrier given


    as 60 sin 2п (100,000t) determine the following
    i. Construct the modulated wave signal.
    ii. Determine the modulation index and percentage modulation
    iii. What are the frequencies of the audio signal and the carrier
    iv. What frequencies would be present in a spectrum analysis of the
    modulated wave.
    b. A 75Mhz carrier signal having an amplitude of 50 V is modulated by a 3kHz
    audio signal having an amplitude of 20 V
    i. Construct the modulated wave
    ii. Determine the modulation index and percentage modulation
    iii. What frequencies would be in a spectrum analysis of the modulated
    wave
    iv. Write a trigonometric equation for the carrier and the modulated
    waves
    QUESTION SEVEN

    a. What are demodulators? 1mk


    b. With the aid of a diagram, describe a simple diode detector. 5mks
    c. Mention three advantages the synchronous detector offers over the diode
    detectors. 3mks
    d. What is the modulation index of an FM signal having a carrier swing of 100
    kHz. When the modulating signal has a frequency of 8 kHz. 1mk

    QUESTION EIGHT

    a. A single tone FM is represented by the voltage equation as


    v (t) = 12 cos (6 × 108 t + 5sin 1250t)

    determine the following:

    i. Carrier frequency
    ii. Modulating frequency
    iii. Modulation index
    iv. Maximum deviation
    b. State three advantages and two disadvantages of an FM signal over an AM
    signal.

    QUESTION NINE

    a. Why is the total bandwidth of an FM signal greater than that of an AM signal?


    How can the bandwidth of an FM signal be restricted?
    b. What is the maximum bandwidth of an FM signal with deviation of 30 KHz
    and a maximum modulating signal of 5 kHz.
    i. When the number of significant side bands are 9
    ii. Using Carsons rule
    iii. State your observation from the two calculated values and the reason
    for the difference

    QUESTION TEN

    a. Define the following


    i. Frequency modulation (ii) Frequency deviation (iii) Modulation index
    (iv) Carrier swing (v) Amplitude modulation (vi) sidebands (v)
    frequency conversion (vi) image
    b. A 107.6 MHz carrier signal is frequency modulated by a 7 kHz sine wave. The
    resultant FM signal has a frequency deviation of 50 kHz. Determine the
    following:
    i. The carrier swing of the FM signal
    ii. The highest and lowest signal attained by the modulated signal.
    iii. The modulation index of the FM wave

    QUESTION ELEVEN

    a. Determine the frequency deviation and the carrier swing of a frequency


    modulated (FM) signal that has a resting frequency of 105.00 MHz and whose
    upper frequency is 105.007 MHz when modulated by a particular wave. Find
    the lowest signal reached by the FM wave.
    b. When the maximum allowable frequency deviation and the maximum
    modulating frequency are used in computing the modulation index, mf is
    known ________
    QUESTION TWELVE

    a. Explain sensitivity and selectivity in relation to receivers.


    b. What is the function of the following blocks in a superheterodyne receiver
    i. AGC ii. RF amplifier iii. IF amplifier iv. Mixer
    c. With the aid of a diagram, describe the mixing principle of a receivers.
    d. At the output of a mixer, four component frequencies are seen; give two
    reasons why we choose the intermediate frequency?
    e. Mention one problem associated with selecting a very Low IF. And how can
    this problem be solved.

    f. Though some receivers can function without RF amplifiers, state THREE


    reasons why it is preferable to use RF amplifiers.
    g. Differentiate between modulation and demodulation in terms of
    description, implementation, requirement and complexity.

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