1.

How many international commercial AM broadcast channels (assume BW=10 kHz) can fit into
the bandwidth occupied by a commercial FM broadcast channel (assume BW=200 kHz)?
A. 20 B. 200
C. 10 D. 5

2. _______ is an arrangement of conductors designed to radiate (transmit) an electromagnetic

field in response to an applied alternating voltage and the associated alternating electric
current.
A. transmission lines B. antenna
C. counterpoise D. stub

3. Distortion is caused by:

A. creation of harmonics of baseband frequencies
B. baseband frequencies “mixing” with each other
C. shift in phase relationships between baseband frequencies
D. all of the above

4. A sound wave that moves back and forth in the direction of propagation is an example of which
of the following types of wave motion?
A. Longitudinal B. Composite
D. Concentric D. Transverse

5. Radio-frequency waves cannot be seen for which of the following reasons:

A. Because the human eye detects only magnetic energy
B. Because radio-frequency waves are below the sensitivity range of the human eye
C. Because radio-frequency waves are above the sensitivity range of the human eye
D. Because radio-frequency energy is low powered

6. A unique band of frequencies within the wideband frequency spectrum of the medium is
allotted to each communication channel on a continuous time basis.
A. Time Division Duplexing (TDD)
B. Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD)
C. Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
D. Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)

7. The process of modifying a high-frequency carrier with the information to be transmitted is

called
A. Multiplexing B. Telemetry
C. Modulation D. Detection

8. A signal is measured at two different points. The power is P1 at the first point and P2 at the
second point. The dB is 0. This means _________.
A. P2 is zero B. P2 equals P1
C. P2 is much larger than P1 D. P2 is much smaller than P1
9. A carrier is modulated by three audio tones. If the modulation indexes for the tones are 0.3,
0.4, and 0.5, then what is the total modulation index?
A. 0.636 B. 1.2
C. 0.707 D. 0.9

10. Calculate the power in one sideband of an AM signal whose carrier power is 50 watts. The
unmodulated current is 2 A while the modulated current is 2.4 A.
A. 22.1 W B. 31.4 W
C. 50 W D. 25 W

11. What is the carrier power in one sideband of an AM signal whose carrier power is 300 W, with
80% modulation?
A. 300 W B. 96 W
C. 150 W D. 48 W

12. An AM transmitter is modulated by two sine waves at 1.5 kHz and 2.5 kHz, with modulation of
20% and 80% respectively. Calculate the effective modulation index.
A. 82% B. 85%
C. 80% D. 78%

13. At 80% modulation J3E, what is the percentage power saving?

A. 16.67% B. 66.67%
C. 75.75% D. 87.87%

14. What will be the deviation caused by a 3-kHz tone if the modulation index is 3?
A. 4.5 kHz B. 9 kHz
C. 0 kHz D. 6 kHz

15. Using Carson’s rule, what is the approximate bandwidth of an FM signal with a modulation
index of 2 being modulated by a 5-kHz signal?
A. 15 kHz B. 10 kHz
C. 30 kHz D. 45 kHz

16. Determine the modulation index of a standard FM broadcast having a hypothetical maximum
carrier frequency deviation of ± 12 kHz and a maximum modulating frequency of 4 kHz.
A. 6 B. 5
C. 3/2 D. 3

17. What is the modulation index of an FM transmitter whose frequency deviation is 50 kHz, while
its actual frequency is 10 kHz?
A. 100 B. 5
C. 0.5 D. 3

18. The local FM stereo rock station is at 96.5 MHz Calculate the local oscillator frequency and the
image frequency for a 10.7 MHz IF receiver.
A. LO= 105.7 MHz, IMAGE= 127.9 MHz
 B. LO= 107.2 MHz, IMAGE= 117.9 MHz
C. LO= 105.2 MHz, IMAGE= 117.9 MHz
D. LO= 107.2 MHz, IMAGE= 127.9 MHz

19. Which oscillators preferred for carrier generators because of their good frequency stability?
A. LC B. RC
C. LR D. Crystal

20. The resistor R1 and R2 are connected in series at 300°K and 400°K temperatures respectively. If
R1 is 200Ω and R2 is 300Ω, find the power produced at the load (R1 = 500Ω) over bandwidth of
100 kHz.
A. 0.496 fW B. 5.78 pW
C. 0.15 fW D. 52.48 pW

21. What is the effect on the signa-to-noise ration in a system (in dB) if the bandwidth is doubled,
considering all other parameters to remain unchanged expect the normal thermal noise only.
The S/N will be ______.
A. S/N ratio is decreased by 1/16 B. S/N ratio is decreased by 1/4
C. S/N ratio is decreased by 1/8 D. S/N ratio is decreased by ½

22. A diode generator is required to produce 12 µV of noise in a receiver with an input impedance
of 75Ω and a noise power bandwidth of 200 kHz. Determine the current through the diode in
milliamperes.
A. 39.8 mA B. 0.398 mA
C. 3.98 mA D. 398 mA

23. A 20,000Ω resistor is at room temperature (290°K). Calculate the threshold noise voltage for a
bandwidth of 100 kHz.
A. 56.58 µV B. 5658 µV
C. 565.8 µV D. 5.658 µV

24. An amplifier with an overall gain of 20 dB is impressed with a signal whose power lvel is 1 watt.
Calculate the power output in dBm.
A. 50 dBm B. 62.61 dBm
C. 31.45 dBm D. 45.67 dBm

25. In a microwave communication system, determine the noise power in dBm for an equivalent
noise bandwidth of 10 MHz.
A. -121.4 dBm B. -169.28 dBm
C. 117.89 dBm D. -103.98 dBm

26. The signal power in the input to an amplifier is 100 µW and the noise power is 1 µW. At the
output the signal power is 1W and the noise power is 40 mW. What is the amplifier noise
figure?
A. 87.5 dB B. 31.67 dB
C. 6.02 dB D. 16.13 dB