Assignment

Due Date : 30th June 05 Total Marks: 70%

1. Your company produces the Pierce oscillator shown in Figure 1–1. Develop a set
of troubleshooting instructions for the units that do not provide an output.

2. Explain the need for modulation to a person thinking of purchasing stock

in a company that manufactures modulators. Provide an explanation that
would be understandable to a nontechnical person.

3. Describe and explain the operation of an LC bandpass filter. Include BW,

Q, fr, and the cutoff frequency in your answer.