Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

Name of the Subject: Analog Communications

Branch: III / IV ECE I Semester

Name of the Faculty: Mr. V .Ajesh Kumar

Lecture Duration : 45 Min.

Lesson Plan
Lecture
No.

Topics as per JNTU

syllabus

Topics to be covered

Suggested Book

Page No

Teaching
Methods

R1,T2

P1-4; P7

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T1

P144-145

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R1,T2

P35-39;P114-117

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T1,T2

P150-153;P117

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R1

P39

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T1,T2

P153;P119-123

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P155-157;P123-125

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P125

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UNIT -I :INTRODUCTION
L1

L2

Introduction to
communication system

Definition for communication,Block

diagram of communication system

Need for modulation

Definition for modulation;

FrequencyMultiplexing,
practicability of antennas, Narrow
banding,Common processing

Amplitude Modulation:
Representation of AM
Definition, Time domain
L3,L4
wave,Frequency spectrum of AM
and frequency domain
wave.
description
Analysis using single frequency
L5
Single tone modulation
component
Power relations in AM
Expression for Total power in the
waves
modulated wave
L6

L7
L8

L9

L10

L11
L12
L13

Generation of AM waves:
Circuit diagram,it's operation and
Square law Modulator,
related equations
Switching modulator

Detection of AM Waves:
Circuit diagram,it's operation and
Square law detector,
T1,T2
related equations
Envelope detector.
Problems
UNIT -II :DSB MODULATION
Double side band
Introduction
T2
suppressed carrier
modulation:
Time domain and
frequency domain
Spectrum of the DSBSC Wave
T2
description
Generation of DSBSC
Waves: Balanced
Circuit(Block) diagram and related
T2
Modulators, Ring
equations
Modulator
Coherent detection of
DSB-SC Modulated
T2
waves
COSTAS Loop
Block diagram and its operation
T2
Radio Transmitters Classification of
Transmitters

L14

AM Transmitter block
diagram and explanation
of each block.

L15

Frequency domain
description

P126-127

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P127

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P130-132

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P132

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P163;P138

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UNIT -III :SSB MODULATION

Spectrum of the SSB Wave

T1,T2

L16

Frequency discrimination
method for generation of
Block diagram and its operation
AM SSB Modulated
Wave

T1,T2

P165;P141

Time domain description

L17
L18
L19
L20

Phase discrimination
method for generating
AM SSB Modulated
waves
Demodulation of SSB
Waves
Vestigial side band
modulation: Frequency
description
Generation of VSB
Modulated wave

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Block diagram and its operation

T1,T2

P167-169;P143-145

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Coherent detection of an SSB

T1,T2

P168-170;P146

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Spectrum of the VSB Wave

T1,T2

P171-172;P149

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T2

P151

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Block diagram of VSB modulator

and demodulator

Time domain description

T1,T2

L21

Envelope detection of a
VSB Wave

T2

P155

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L22

Comparison of AM
Techniques

R4,T2

P195;P156-158

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L23
L24

Comparison of DSBSC,SSB,VSB,DSB-C modulation

techniques

Applications of different
AM Systems.
Problems

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UNIT -IV :ANGLE MODULATION CONCEPTS
Introduction, Basic definitions of
T2
phase and frequency modulation

L25

Angle Modulation

L26

Frequency Modulation:
Single tone frequency
modulation

Analysis of FM using single

frequency component ,Modulation
index,Frequency deviation.

T2

L27

Spectrum Analysis of
Sinusoidal FM Wave

Spectra of sinsusoidally modulated

FM signals for various values of

T2

L28

L29
L30

L31
L32

L33
L34

L35

L36

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Narrow band FM & Wide Narrow band FM- small

T2
band FM
Wideband FM- large
Constant Average Power
T2
Transmission bandwidth
Carson's Rule
T2
of FM Wave
Comparison of FM &
AM
UNIT -V :ANGLE MODULATION METHODS

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P183

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P185-190

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P190

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P194

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T2,T1

P200;P213

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Circuit diagram and it's operation

Theory of Reactance modulators

R1
R1

P107
P101

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Blockdiargram of Armstrong
frequency modulation system

R1

P110

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Circuit diagram ond it's frequency

response

T2

P202-207

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Non linear model of Phase locked

loop

T2

P207-211

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Circuit diagram and it's operation

R1

P165-168

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Circuit diagram and it's operation

R1

P169-170

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Generation of FM Waves:
Use of voltage variable capacitor for
Direct method:Parametric
frequency modulation
variation method
Varactor diode method
Reactance Modulator
Indirect
Method:Armstrong
method
Detection of FM Waves:
Balanced Frequency
discriminator
Zero crossing detector,
Phase locked loop
Foster seeley
Disriminator
Ratio Detector

P180

FM Transmitter block
diagram and explanation
of each block.

R1

L37,L38 Problems
UNIT -VI :NOISE

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L39

Noise in Analog
communication System
Noise in AM System

Noise in DSB& SSB

System
Noise in Angle
L42,L43
Modulation System
L40,L41

L44

Threshold effect in Angle

Modulation System

L45

Pre-emphasis & deemphasis

L46
L47
L48
L49

L50
L51
L52
L53
L54

AM receiver model and Signal to

Noise Ratio(SNR)
Calculation of SNR and Figure of
merit
Calculation of SNR and Figure of
merit
Calculation of SNR and Figure of
merit

Sensitivity,Selectivity,Image
frequency and it's rejection,Adjucent
channel selectivity

Separately excited mixer,self excited

Frequency changing and
mixer,Super heterodyne
tracking
tracking,Local oscillator
Choice of frequency,Frequencies
Intermediate frequency
used,IF amplifiers
AGC
Block diagram and explanation of
FM Receiver
each block
Comparison with AM
Receiver

L55

Amplitude limiting

L56

Types of Pulse
modulation

P317-320

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T2

P328-330

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T2

P322-328

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T2

P335-337

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T2

P341-346

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P348-352

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P119

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R1

P119-122

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R1

P122-128

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R1

P128-136

R1

P128-136

Use of pre-emphasis and deT2

emphasis in FM system
UNIT -VII :RECEIVERS
Introduction
R1

Radio Receiver
Receiver Types: Tuned
Block diagram and its operation
radio frequency receiver
Superheterodyne
Block diagram and its operation
Receiver
RF section and
Characteristics

T2

Operation of the amplitude limiter

R1

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R1

-9, P462-465

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R1

-9, P465-468

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T1,R1

-9, P468-471; -8, P387

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R1

P494

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R1

P494-496

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R1

P496-498

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R1

P498

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UNIT -VIII :PULSE MODULATION

L57,L58

PAM(Single polarity,
double polarity)

L59

PWM: Generation &

demodulation of PWM

L60

PPM: Generation and

demodulation of PPM

Introduction
defininition for pulse amplitude
modulation ;single polarity and
double polarity PAM wavwforms
Introduction;Generation of PWM
wave using 555 timer in monostable
mode of operation;
Generation pf PPM from PWM

TEXTBOOKS :
1. Principles of Communication Systems H Taub & D. Schilling, Gautam Sahe, TMH, 2007 3rd Edition.
2. Principles of Communication Systems - Simon Haykin, John Wiley, 2nd Ed.,.
REFERENCES :
1. Electronics & Communication System George Kennedy and Bernard Davis,4th edition TMH 2009.
2. Analog Communications KN Haribhat & Ganesh Rao,Pearson Publications,2nd edition,2008
3. Communication Systems Second Edition R.P. Singh, SP Sapre, TMH, 2007.
4. Communication Systems - B.P.Lathi, Bs publication, 2006.