AMPLITUDE MODULATION Bandwidth Improvement and Noise Figure Improvement

Modulation of Index and Percentage of Modulation 9. Determine the improvement for a receiver with RF
bandwidth of 200 kHz and an IF bandwidth of 10 kHz.
1. The values of Vmax and Vmin as read from an AM wave on Ans. BI = 20, NF = 13 dB
an oscilloscope are 2.8 and 0.3. The modulation of index is
_____ and the percentage of the modulation is _____.
Ans. 0.806 and 80.6% Image Frequency

2. Find the percent of modulation of an AM signal if 8-volt signal 10. If an AM receiver is tuned at 854 kHz, what is the frequency
carrier is modulated by three different frequencies with of the image signal? Note that intermediate frequency is 455
amplitudes 1 V, 2V, and 3 V. kHz.
Ans. 46.8% Ans. 1764 kHz

Side-Frequency and Bandwidth Image Rejection Ratio

3. An AM signal has the following characteristics: carrier
frequency = 150 MHz; modulating frequency = 3 MHz, peak
carrier voltage = 40 V, and peak modulation voltage = 30 V.
Calculate the modulation index, side-frequency amplitude,
both upper and lower sideband frequencies, and the
bandwidth.
Ans. 15 V, 0.75, 147 MHz and 153 MHz, 6 MHz
AM Power, Voltage, and Current
4. An AM signal has a carrier power of 5W. The percentage of
modulation is 80 percent. The total sideband power is
Ans. 1.6 W
5. An increase in transmitter power from 25 W to 30 W will
cause the antenna current to increase from 700 mA to
_____.
Ans. 767 mA
11. An AM receiver is tuned to broadcast station at 600 kHz.
Calculate the image rejection in dB, assuming that the input
filter consists of one tuned circuit with Q-factor of 40.
Ans. 38.57 dB
Bandwidth of a Double-Tuned Transformer
12. An IF transformer of a radio receiver operates at 455 kHz.
The primary circuit has a Q of 50 and a secondary has a Q
of 40. Find the bandwidth using the optimum coupling factor.
Ans. 15.261 kHz
Bandwidth Reduction
13. Determine the overall bandwidth for three single-tuned
amplifiers, cascaded together, each with a bandwidth of 10
kHz.
Ans. 5.098 kHz

6. Given that peak carrier voltage = 10 V, load impedance = 2

ohms, and modulation index = 0.65, compute the total Power Saving
transmitted power for each AM system:
a. DSBFC = 30.28 W 14. If the carrier of a 100 percent modulated AM wave is
b. DSBSC = 5.28 W suppressed, the percentage power saving will be?
c. SSBFC = 27.64 W Ans. 66.66%
d. SSBSC = 2.64 W
e. SSBRC with 90% suppression = 5.14 W 15. Determine the power saving in percent when the carrier is
suppressed in an AM signal modulated to 80%.
Ans. 75.76%
Receiver Bandwidth
7. Compute the bandwidth for an AM receiver with carrier
frequency of 800 kHz and Q-factor of 54.
Ans. 14.81 kHz, 345 kHz, 1255 kHz

Selectivity/Shape Factor
8. A measure of of steepness of the skirts or the skin selectivity
of a receiver is the shape factor. What is the shape factor of
a receiver whose -60-db bandwidth is 12 kHz and a -3-dB
bandwidth of 3 kHz?
Ans. 4