Code No: 26808 RA Set No.

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III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations,January 2010
COMMUNICATION THEORY
Electronics And Communication Engineering
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) How do you distinguish the two cases of frequency modulation (FM) namely,
the narrowband FM and the wideband FM?
(b) Give the procedure to generate a narrow band FM signal with suitable dia-
gram.
[8+8]
2. Explain the operation of the balanced slope detector, using a circuit diagram and a
response characteristic. Discuss, in particular, the method of combining the outputs
of the individual diodes. In what ways is this circuit an improvement of the slope
detector, and, intern, what are its disadvantages? [16]
3. (a) In AM, show that the efficiency of transmission is 33.3% only, when the mod-
ulation index =1.
(b) An AM broadcast radio transmitter radiates 10KW when the modulation
percentage is 0.75. How much of this is carrier power. [9+7]
4. (a) Explain in detail the costos scheme for DSB detection.
(b) Describe the demodulation of AM signal with carrier using Envelope detector
with neat waveforms and what are its advantages over rectifier detector? [7+9]
5. Show that for AM, when the noise is small compared to the signal the performance
of the envelope detector is identical to that of synchronous detector. [16]
6. (a) If the waveform cos(ωc t + k sin ωm t) is a phase modulated carrier, sketch the
waveform of the modulating signal. Sketch the waveform of the modulating
signal if the carrier is frequency modulated.
(b) Distinguish between the generating techniques used for NBFM and WBFM.
[10+6]
7. (a) How modulation can be achieved using non-linear characteristics of an active
device and hence show the circuit diagram of Modulator.
(b) Draw the schematic diagram of chopper type modulator. Hence, explain the
generation of DSB-SC using the Ring Modulator. [8+8]
8. Explain the effect of random noise on the output of FM demodulator filtered with
an amplitude limiter. Develop the concept of noise triangle. [16]

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