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OBJECTIVE TYPE: 1. Who pioneered the principle of single-sideband, suppressed carrier transmission? A. John Carson B. Clarence Moore C. Russ all !. Arthur Clar" #. $he lo%er the recei&er's noise figure becomes, the greater %ill be the recei&er's ((((((((. A. )tabilit* B. )electi&it* C. )ensiti&it* !. +idelit* ,. A #--. carrier signal is amplitudemodulated b* /-0 b* a single fre1uenc* tone. What %ill be the minimum &alue of the %a&e form en&elope? A. ,2 . B. 12 . C. 3 . !. 1.2 . 3. $he band%idth of an amplitudemodulated %a&eform is (((((. A. !irectl* proportional to the modulating fre1uenc* B. !irectl* proportional to the modulating inde4 C. !irectl* proportional to the modulating &oltage !. !irectl* proportional to the carrier fre1uenc* 5. What us the term used for the decibel difference bet%een the largest tolerable recei&er input signal 6 the minimum descernoble signal? A. B. C. !. stabilit* design parameter noise figure d*namics

2. 7ea" en&elope po%er is used to e4press po%er for %hich t*pe of transmission? A. ))BCR B. ))BRC C. !)B)C !. !)B 8. $he carrier po%er is ((((( of the total transmitted po%er in a J,9 emission.

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-0 22.280 5-0 1--0

B. .> meter C. .oltmeter !. digital 11. Who disco&ered AM 6 made the first successful amplitude-modulated transmission of &oice? A. 9d%in Armstrong B. Reginald +essender C. Charles errold !. ?e% Wetsel 1#. 7oor stabilit* in the recei&er usuall* originates in the ((((((. A. R+ amplifier B. Mi4er C. !etector !. ?ocal oscillator and po%er suppl* 1,. $he total sideband po%er is %hat percentage of the total po%er transmitted at 5-0 modulation? A. 1#.50 B. 11.110 C. 22.280

!. 5-0 13. Which of the follo%ing component is not present in an amplitudemodulated %a&eform? A. Carrier @ modulating signal fre1uenc* B. Carrier - modulating signal fre1uenc* C. Carrier fre1uenc* !. Modulating fre1uenc* signal 15. A carrier signal has a ma4imum amplitude s%ing of #- . %hen no modulation occurs 6 increase to ,- . modulation is present. What is the percentage of modulation? A. #-0 B. ,,.,,0 C. 5-0 !. 1--0 12. <f a radio recei&er but cannot separate a number of stations, it is said to be ((((. A. >nstable

/. What is the o&erall band%idth of # double tuned amplifiers tuned to 1 M : %ith optimum coupling of -.-,? A. ,- " : B. #3.-8 " : C. ,8.3 " : !. 15.82 ;. <n a superheterod*ne recei&er %ith A=C, as the strength of the signal increases, the A=C ((((((((((. A. Reduces the recei&er gain B. <ncrease the recei&er gain C. !istorts the signal !. <ntroduces limiting 1-. Which is a de&ice adapted in 1;,; as the industr* standard of program le&el measurement? A. )-meter

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B. >nselecti&e C. unmodulated !. insenti&e 18.Which of the follo%ing is not a s*stem for producing AM stereo? A. Magna&o4 B. Aahn C. Marconi !. Motorola 1/.What do *ou call the area or population %hich does not recei&e an interference-free primar* ser&ice from an authori:ed AM station. A. Blac" area B. )catter area C. White area !. !iffraction area 1;.Which of the follo%ing should be done to increase the selecti&it* of a superheterod*ne recei&er? A. >sing a cr*stal filter in the <+ stages

B. <ncreasing the &oltage applied to the <+ stages C. Reducing the number of <+ stages !. >sing the higher fre1uenc* for the <+ #-.A 1---W standard transmitter is modulated b* three signals to ,-0, 3-0, 5-0, respecti&el*. What is the total transmitted po%er? A. 1#5W B. 1,5W C. 155W !. 12-W #1. o% much is the total po%er in one sideband of an AM %a&eform if a 1-A% carrier is modulated at 2-0? A. -.; A% B. 1.5 "W C. 1./ "W !. , "W ##.$he total transmitted po%er of a certain AM %a&e is 5 "W, if the

carrier po%er is increased t%ice as much %hile retaining the modulation inde4, the total po%er transmitted %ill be (((((((((. A. the same B. one-half as much C. t%ice as much !. four times as much #,.Bearl* all of the present-da* communications recei&ers are of %hat t*pe? A. $uned radio fre1uenc* C$+RD B. Autod*ne C. !irect con&ersion !. )uperheterod*ne #3. <n commercial AM broadcasting, %hich are considered to be critical hours? A. # hours after local sunrise 6 # hours after local sunset B. # hours before local sunrise 6 # hours before local sunset

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C. # hours before local sunrise 6 # hours after local sunset !. # hours after local sunrise 6 #hours before local sunset #5.Which channel permits onl* one dominant AM station to operate during nighttime hours to pro&ide ser&ice to a %ide area? A. Clear channel B. Regional Channel C. <mmediate Channel !. ?ocal Channel #2.$he lo%-le&el output of a detector is ((((((((. A. +ed directl* to the spea"er B. =rounded &ia the chassis C. Applied to the A+ amplifier !. Applied to the R+ amplifier #8.<n %hat *ear %as the first transistor radio introduced? A. 1;,B. 1;3-

C. 1;5!. 1;2#/.$he automatic gain control deri&es its sample energ* for the A=C amplifier from the (((((((((. A. R+ 6 A+ amplifiers B. R+ or A+ amplifiers C. <+ 6 A+ amplifiers !. <+ or A+ amplifiers #;.<n an amplitude-modulated %a&eform the amplitude of each sideband is ((((( A. independent of carrier amplitude B. independent of modulation inde4 C. carrier amplitude 4 modulation inde4 !. E 4 carrier amplitude 4 modulation inde4 ,-. A slang term for the output po%er of a transmitter. A. ham B. pint C. gallon

!. spurs ,1.<t is a reduction in recei&er sensiti&it* due to o&erload from a nearb* transmitter. A. desensiti:ation B. insensiti:ation C. degaussing !. instabilit* ,#.Which of the follo%ing is true regarding sideband po%er? A. )ideband po%er increase as modulation inde4 is increase B. )ideband po%er increase as band%idth is increase C. )ideband po%er can be less than or e1ual to the carrier po%er !. )ideband po%er is %asteful to transmit ,,.Which component is not present in a phase shifter circuit? A. balanced modulator B. carrier oscillator

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C. adder circuit !. lo%-pass filter ,3. <t is &er* important that the oscillators contained in a superhererod*ne recei&er are ((((((. A. stable 6 sensiti&e B. sensiti&e 6 selecti&e C. stable 6spectrall* pure !. selecti&e 6 spectrall* pure ,5. Carrier suppression in a singlesideband transmitter ta"es place in the (((((((. A. mechanical filter B. fre1uenc* multiplier stage C. carrier decouple stage !. balanced modulator stage ,2. <t is a phase-loc"ed loop found in the recei&er used for carrier phase reco&er* from suppressed-carrier modulation signal. A. Costas loop B. !ora loop C. Aaramanlis loop

!. Randolph loop ,8. Maintaining the pea" R+ output of an ))B transmitter at a relati&el* constant le&el re1uires a circuit called the ((((( A. Automatic gain control B. Automatic le&el control C. Automatic output control !. Automatic &olume control ,/. An ))B signal produces a pea"-topea" &oltage of 2-- . on &oice pea"s across a 85--hm antenna. What is the 797? A. 5--W B. 2--W C. 1---W !. 85-W ,;. $he #nd detector of an AM recei&er is also "no%n as((((((((. A. 7reamplifier B. Mi4er C. <+ amplifier !. detector 3-. Which of the follo%ing characteristics is e4hibited b* the output of a s1uare-la% en&elope detector? A. igher signal le&el, greater distortion B. igher signal le&el, less distortion C. ?o%er signal le&el, greater distortion !. ?o%er signal le&el, less distortion 31. $he modulation inde4 of Am is ((((. A. 7roportional to modulating &oltage onl* B. 7roportional to modulating &oltage 6 carrier &oltage C. 7roportional to modulating &oltage 6 fre1uenc* !. 7roportional to modulating &oltage fre1uenc* onl* 3#. What is the term %hich refers to the period in broadcast transmission %hen

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there is no sound heard bet%een songs or announcement? A. Mute period B. !ead air C. s1uelch s%itch !. h*brid circuit 3,. <t is a circuit %hich can turn a transmitter on and off automaticall* %hene&er someone spea"s into the microphone. A. )uppressor s%itch B. .FG circuit C. :ero signal !. h*brid circuit 33. >nder %hat class does an AM station belong if it is transmitting on a Clear channel? A. Class A B. Class B C. Class C !. Class ! 35. What cause double spotting?

A. $ransmission of the same signal on t%o fre1uencies B. Appearance of a pair of :eros on a data string C. # transmitting stations recei&ed on the same fre1uenc* !. # signals transmitting on the same medium 32. A certain AM signal has a modulation inde4 of -.5. B* o% much %ill the total po%er of the signal change if the modulation inde4 is change to 1? A. 5H2 times as much B. 2H5 times as much C. ,H3 times as much !. 3H, times as much 38. What is the primar* disad&antage of absorption modulation for generating AM signals? A. Amplitude 6 fre1uenc* modulation occur at the same time B. Comple4 circuitr*

C. 1--0 modulation cannot be achie&ed !. F&er modulation at higher fre1uencies 3/. Which t*pe of AM emission is used for +!M? A. !)B+C B. !)B)C C. ))B+C !. ))B)C 3;. What part of the transmitter protects the oscillator from IpullingJ? A. buffer amplifier B. modulator C. po%er amplifier !. antenna coupler 5-. When the transmitter is not modulated or the amplitude of the modulating signal is :ero, the fre1uenc* of the carrier is called its ((((((((. A. modulating fre1uenc*

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