Communication Systems
Consider the following statements regarding digital signals
(i) provide a continuous set of values
(ii) represent values as discrete steps
(iii) can utilise binary system
(iv) are in the form of rectangular waves
Then the true statements are
(i), (ii)
(ii), (iii)
(ii), (iii), (iv)
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
An amplitude modulated wave is represented by $c_m(t)=10[1+0.6 \sin (1250 t)] \sin \left(10^8 t\right)$. Then modulation index is
10
1250
$10^8$
0.6
A telephonic communication service is working at a carrier frequency of 20 GHz . Only $20 \%$ of it is utilised for transmission. If each channel requires a bandwidth of 5 kHz , then the number of telephonic channels that can be transmitted simultaneously are
$6 \times 10^5$
$2 \times 10^5$
$8 \times 10^5$
$4 \times 10^5$
The loss of strength of a signal while propagating through a medium is known as
modulation
demodulation
attenuation
noise
The need for modulation is
Find the modulation index of an AM wave having $8 \mathrm{~V}$ variation where maximum amplitude of the AM wave is $9 \mathrm{~V}$.
A FM Broadcast transmitter, using modulating signal of frequency 20 kHz has a deviation ratio of 10. The Bandwidth required for transmission is :
In the case of amplitude modulation to avoid distortion the modulation index $(\mu)$ should be :
A square wave of the modulating signal is shown in the figure. The carrier wave is given by $C(t)=5 \sin (8 \pi t)$ Volt. The modulation index is :

At a particular station, the TV transmission tower has a height of 100 m. To triple its coverage range, height of the tower should be increased to
The maximum and minimum voltage of an amplitude modulated signal are $60 \mathrm{~V}$ and $20 \mathrm{~V}$ respectively. The percentage modulation index will be :
A radio can tune to any station in $6 \,\mathrm{MHz}$ to $10 \,\mathrm{MHz}$ band. The value of corresponding wavelength bandwidth will be :
In AM modulation, a signal is modulated on a carrier wave such that maximum and minimum amplitudes are found to be 6 V and 2 V respectively. The modulation index is :
A speech signal given by 11 sin(2200 $\pi$t) V is used for amplitude modulation with a carrier signal given by 44 sin(6600 $\pi$t) V. The minimum amplitude of modulated wave will be :
The TV transmission tower at a particular station has a height of 125 m. For doubling the coverage of its range, the height of the tower should be increased by
Only 2% of the optical source frequency is the available channel bandwidth for an optical communicating system operating at 1000 nm. If an audio signal requires a bandwidth of 8 kHz, how many channels can be accommodated for transmission :
Amplitude modulated wave is represented by ${V_{AM}} = 10\,[1 + 0.4\cos (2\pi \times {10^4}t)]\cos (2\pi \times {10^7}t)$. The total bandwidth of the amplitude modulated wave is :
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Television signal | (I) | 03 KHz |
| (B) | Radio signal | (II) | 20 KHz |
| (C) | High Quality Music | (III) | 02 MHz |
| (D) | Human speech | (IV) | 06 MHz |
We do not transmit low frequency signal to long distances because-
(a) The size of the antenna should be comparable to signal wavelength which is unreal solution for a signal of longer wavelength.
(b) Effective power radiated by a long wavelength baseband signal would be high.
(c) We want to avoid mixing up signals transmitted by different transmitter simultaneously.
(d) Low frequency signal can be sent to long distances by superimposing with a high frequency wave as well.
Therefore, the most suitable option will be :
A sinusoidal wave y(t) = 40sin(10 $\times$ 106 $\pi$t) is amplitude modulated by another sinusoidal wave x(t) = 20sin (1000 $\pi$t). The amplitude of minimum frequency component of modulated signal is :
Choose the correct statement for amplitude modulation :
Match List I with List II
| List - I | List -II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Facsimile | I. | Static Document Image |
| B. | Guided media Channel | II. | Local Broadcast Radio |
| C. | Frequency Modulation | III. | Rectangular wave |
| D. | Digital Signal | IV. | Optical Fiber |
Choose the correct answer from the following options:
A signal of 100 THz frequency can be transmitted with maximum efficiency by :
A baseband signal of 3.5 MHz frequency is modulated with a carrier signal of 3.5 GHz frequency using amplitude modulation method. What should be the minimum size of antenna required to transmit the modulated signal?
A modulating signal $2 \sin \left(6.28 \times 10^{6}\right) t$ is added to the carrier signal $4 \sin \left(12.56 \times 10^{9}\right) t$ for amplitude modulation. The combined signal is passed through a non-linear square law device. The output is then passed through a band pass filter. The bandwidth of the output signal of band pass filter will be _________ $\mathrm{MHz}$.
Explanation:
$ W_{m}=6.25 \times 10^{6} $
After amplitude modulation
Bandwidth frequency
$ =\frac{2 W_{m}}{2 \pi}=\frac{2 \times 6.28}{2 \pi} \times 10^{6}=2 \mathrm{MHz} $
The required height of a TV tower which can cover the population of $6.03$ lakh is $h$. If the average population density is 100 per square $\mathrm{km}$ and the radius of earth is $6400 \mathrm{~km}$, then the value of $h$ will be _____________ $m$.
Explanation:

$r = \sqrt {{{(h + R)}^2} - {R^2}} \cong \sqrt {2hR} $
$A = {{6.03 \times {{10}^5}} \over {100}}$
$\pi {r^2} = 6.03 \times {10^3}$
$\pi 2Rh = 6.03 \times {10^3}$
$h = {{6.03 \times {{10}^3}} \over {2 \times \pi \times R}} = 0.015 \times 10 \times {10^3}$ m
$=150$ m
The height of a transmitting antenna at the top of a tower is 25 m and that of receiving antenna is, 49 m. The maximum distance between them, for satisfactory communication in LOS (Line-Of-Sight) is K$\sqrt5$ $\times$ 102 m. The value of K is ___________.
(Assume radius of Earth is 64 $\times$ 10+5 m) [Calculate upto nearest integer value]
Explanation:
$d = \sqrt {2{h_t}{R_e}} + \sqrt {2 \times {h_R}{R_e}} $
$ = \sqrt {2 \times 25 \times 64 \times {{10}^5}} + \sqrt {2 \times 49 \times 64 \times {{10}^5}} $
$ = 8000\sqrt 5 + 11200\sqrt 5 $ m
$ = 19200\sqrt 5 $ m
$ = 192\sqrt 5 + {10^2}$ m
An antenna is placed in a dielectric medium of dielectric constant 6.25. If the maximum size of that antenna is 5.0 mm, it can radiate a signal of minimum frequency of __________ GHz.
(Given $\mu$r = 1 for dielectric medium)
Explanation:
We know that v = f$\lambda$
Putting the values,
${{3 \times {{10}^8}} \over {\sqrt {6.25} }} = f \times 20 \times {10^{ - 3}}$
$ \Rightarrow f = 6 \times {10^9}$ Hz
For an amplitude modulated wave, the modulation index is found to be 0.5 . If the maximum amplitude is found to be 10.0 V , then the minimum amplitude is
5.0 V
3.33 V
2.5 V
6.66 V
A carrier wave of peak voltage 10 V is used to transmit a message signal. What should be the peak voltage of the modulating signal in order to have a modulation index of $80 \%$ ?
8 V
8.8 V
5 V
12.5 V
Which of the following statements is not true?
Power radiated from a linear antenna is directly proportional to square of antenna length.
Power radiated decreases with increasing frequency.
Antenna should have a size comparable to the wavelength of the signal.
Effective power radiated by a long wavelength base band signal is small.
The range of frequency bands used for standard AM broadcast is
$540-1600 \mathrm{kHz}$
$88-108 \mathrm{MHz}$
$800-900 \mathrm{MHz}$
$3.7-4.2 \mathrm{GHz}$
A message signal of frequency 15 kHz is used to modulate a carrier of frequency $v_c$. If the side bands produced are 1515 kHz and 1485 kHz , then $v_c$ is
2.0 MHz
1.5 MHz
2.5 MHz
3.0 MHz
A TV transmission antenna is 40 m tall. How much service area is can cover, if the receiving antenna is at the ground level?
(radius of the earth $=6400 \mathrm{~km}$ )
$640 \pi \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}^2$
$512 \pi \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}^2$
$480 \pi \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}^2$
$440 \pi \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}^2$
[use radius of earth = 6400 km]
Vm(t) = 10 sin (2$\pi$ $\times$ 105t) volts and
Carrier signal
VC(t) = 20 sin(2$\pi$ $\times$ 107 t) volts
The modulated signal now contains the message signal with lower side band and upper side band frequency, therefore the bandwidth of modulated signal is $\alpha$ kHz. The value of $\alpha$ is :
Population covered = 7 $\times$ 105
Population covered = 1413 $\times$ 105
Population covered = 1413 $\times$ 108
Population covered = 2 $\times$ 105
List - I
(a) 10 km height over earth's surface
(b) 70 km height over earth's surface
(c) 180 km height over earth's surface
(d) 270 km height over earth's surface
List - II
(i) Thermosphere
(ii) Mesosphere
(iii) Stratosphere
(iv) Troposphere
Statement I : A speech signal of 2 kHz is used to modulate a carrier signal of 1 MHz. The bandwidth requirement for the signal is 4 kHz.
Statement II : The side band frequencies are 1002 kHz and 998 kHz.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Explanation:
The amplitude of the message wave, Am = 150 V
We know that,
The maximum amplitude, Amax = Ac + Am
Substituting the values in the above equation, we get
Amax = 250 + 150 = 400 V
We know that,
The minimum amplitude, Amin = Ac $-$ Am
Substituting the values in the above equation, we get
Amin = 250 $-$ 150 = 100 V
Thus, the ratio of the minimum amplitude to the maximum amplitude of the modulated wave is
${{{A_{\min }}} \over {{A_{\max }}}} = {{100} \over {400}} = {1 \over 4}$
Comparing with, 1 : x
The value of the x = 4.
Explanation:
$\therefore$ N = ${{6MHZ} \over {12kHZ}} = {{6 \times {{10}^6}} \over {12 \times {{10}^3}}} = 500$
Explanation:
$d = \sqrt {2R{h_T}} + \sqrt {2R{h_R}} $
$d = \sqrt {2R} \left[ {\sqrt {{h_T}} + \sqrt {{h_R}} } \right]$
$d = \sqrt {2R} \left[ {\sqrt x + \sqrt {160 - x} } \right]$
${{d(d)} \over {dx}} = 0$
${1 \over {2\sqrt x }} + {{1( - 1)} \over {2\sqrt {160 - x} }} = 0$
${1 \over {\sqrt x }} = {1 \over {\sqrt {160 - x} }}$
x = 80 m
${d_{\max }} = \sqrt {2 \times 6400} \left[ {\sqrt {{{80} \over {1000}}} + \sqrt {{{20} \over {1000}}} } \right]$
$ = {{80\sqrt 2 \times 2\sqrt {80} } \over {10\sqrt {10} }}$
$ = 8 \times 2 \times \sqrt 2 \times 2\sqrt 2 = 64$ km
Explanation:
${d_m} = \left( {\sqrt {2 \times 6400 \times {{10}^3} \times 320} + \sqrt {2 \times 6400 \times {{10}^3} \times 2000} } \right)$m
dm = 224 km
Cm(t) = 10(1 + 0.2 cos 12560t) sin(111 $\times$ 104t) volts. The modulating frequency in kHz will be ................. .
Explanation:
${f_m} = {{12560} \over {2\pi }}$
= 2000 Hz
