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M S RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE, AFFILIATED TO VTU) BANGALORE - 560 054

SEMESTER END EXAMINATIONS - JANUARY 2010

Course & Branch : Subject : B.E (Electronics and Communication) Analog Communication Semester: V Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hrs

Subject Code: EC 501

Instructions to Candidates:
1. Answer one Full question from each unit. UNIT-I 1 a) Define and explain the following: i) Noise figure ii) Equivalent Noise Temperature

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b) Three amplifiers have the following specifications:

(6)

Amplifier 1: F1=8dB, G1=42dB Amplifier 2: F2=9dB, G2=38dB Amplifier 3: F3=5dB, G3=22dB The amplifiers are connected in cascade. Find overall noise figure c) Show that the Figure of Merit of an SSB system is equal to unity (8)

2 a) What is noise equivalent bandwidth? Derive an expression for the same. (5) b) Calculate the output signal to noise ratio in dB for three links, the first two (3) of which have a signal to noise ratio of 60dB and the third has a signal to noise ratio of 40dB.
c) Derive an expression for the Figure of (vierit of an FM receiver. (12) UNIT-II 3 a) What is the need of modulation?

b) Define demodulation. Explain the method of demodulation using a squarelaw device.

c) A carrier of 5v(rms) at a frequency of 1MHz and a modulating voltage of 0.2v(rms) at a frequency of 1kHz are applied in series to a suitably biased rectifier which has a characteristic given by i=5+v+0.05v2 where 'v' is in volts and 'i' is in A. Compute the value of amplitudes, and frequencies of various components of the signal at rectifier output and also the modulation index.

(3) (8) (9)

4 a) Explain AM generation using switching modulator with relevant diagrams (7)and analysis. b) What is QAM ? Explain with relevant block diagram . Also mention its (8) advantages. c) A non - coherent carrier Accos ( 21Tft + 0) is added to a DSBSC signal (5) cos2nf,t . m(t). It is passed through an envelope detector . Evaluate the output for i) 0 = 0 ii) 0 t0, Im(t)I <_ 2

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UNIT - III (6) Define the Hilbert Transform and explain its properties. (7) With suitable block diagrams explain the phase discrimination method of SSB generation. Consider a two stage modulator as shown in Fig.5(c). The input signal (7) consists of a voice signal occupying the frequency band 0.3 to 3.4KHz. The two oscillator frequencies have the values f1=100KHz, and f2= 1OMHz. Specify the following:

C)

(i) Sidebands of DSBSC modulated wave appearing at the two product modulator outputs.
(ii) Sidebands of SSB modulated wave appearing at the two BPF outputs.

(iii) The pass bands and guard bands of the two BPFs.

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Define the following: (i) Pre-envelope (ii) Complex-envelope

b) c)

Explain coherent detection of SSB. Find the Hilbert Transform of the following (i) 8 (t) (ii) l+t 2
UNIT - IV

(8) (8)

7.

a)

Show that a VSB modulated wave s(t) containing a vestige of LSB defined b y s( t ) = 2 m (t ) cos 2 )rf^ t - 2 m( t ) s i n nfc t

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b)

Explain with a neat block diagram the operation of a superheterodyne receiver.

(8) (4)

c) 8. a) b)
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What is frequency translation? Briefly explain. Explain FDM with suitable block diagrams. How is an envelope detector used to detect VSB? Illustrate with suitable analysis.
What is the function of AVC in an AM receiver?

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UNIT - V 9. a) A carrier wave is frequency modulated with a sinusoidal frequency fn,=1KHz (6) and an amplitude Am which is increased starting from zero volts. It is found that the carrier components of FM wave is reduced to zero for the first time when Am=2 volts. Determine (i) Sensitivity of the modulator

(ii) The value of Am for which the carrier component is reduced to zero for the second time.
Given Jo(0)=0 for 1S` time at 2.405 Jo(R)=0 for 2nd time at p= 5.52 b) Explain FM demodulation using zero-crossing detector. (8) c) Compare AM and FM systems. (6)

10 a) Show that FM has infinite sidebands. (12) b) An FM signal is applied to a square law device with output voltage related (8).
to input voltage by vo=9v;2. Explain how such a device can be used to obtain an FM signal with greater frequency deviation than that available at input.

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