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III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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2. (a) Distinguish between phase and frequency modulation. Show that FM can be
derived using PM and vice versa with the help of differentiator or integrator
networks.
(b) Compute the bandwidth requirement for the transmission of FM signal having
a frequency deviation 75 KHz and an audio bandwidth of 10KHz.
(c) In a FM system the frequency deviation constant is 1KHz/V. A sinusoidal
modulating signal of amplitude 15 V and frequency 3 MHz is applied, Calcu-
late
i. Peak frequency deviation
ii. Modulating index. [6+4+6]
5. (a) What are the various noise components in a transistor ? Deduce its noise
voltage equivalent circuit.
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Code No: RR321001 Set No. 1
(b) A mixture stage has a noise figure of 20 db and this is preceded by an amplifier
that has a noise figure of 9 db and an average power gain of 15 db. Calculate
the overall noise figure referred to the input. [8+8]
7. (a) Draw the block diagram of binary PSK receiver and explain the working prin-
ciple.
(b) Write the difference between coherent and non-coherent systems. Give exam-
ple. [8+8]
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Code No: RR321001 Set No. 2
III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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3. (a) Discuss about long wave, short wave and medium wave radio broadcast trans-
mitter.
(b) What is amplitude limiters? Where it is used? [10+6]
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Code No: RR321001 Set No. 2
6. (a) A narrow band signal has a bandwidth of 10kHz centered on a carrier frequency
of 100kHz. It is proposed to represent this signal in discrete time form by
sampling its inphase and quadrature components individually. What is the
minimum sampling rate can be used for this representation?
(b) Explain the working of PAM modulator. [8+8]
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Code No: RR321001 Set No. 3
III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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3. (a) Explain the operation of radio transmitter using lower level modulation sys-
tem.
(b) What is master oscillator? What are the precautions to be taken in designing
of master oscillator to reduce frequency drift. [8+8]
6. (a) Draw the block diagram of TDM system. Discuss the applications of TDM.
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Code No: RR321001 Set No. 3
(b) Discuss the effect of under sampling? [10+6]
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Code No: RR321001 Set No. 4
III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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3. (a) Explain the operation of ISB transmitter with block diagram. Where it is
used?
(b) What is the function of crystal filters in SSB transmitter?
(c) State and explain with respect to ‘Q’, various types of filters used to separate
side bands? [4+6+6]
4. (a) What are the drawbacks of Tuned Radio frequency receivers and explain how
they are overcome in superheterodyne receivers?
(b) Discuss the criteria for the choice of local oscillator frequency and Intermediate
Frequency (IF) in a superheterodyne receiver. [8+8]
5. (a) Define noise equivalent bandwidth, Calculate the noise bandwidth of a parallel
RLC filter having a bandwidth B.
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Code No: RR321001 Set No. 4
(b) An antenna has a noise temperature of 5 0 K. It is connected to a receiver,
which has an equivalent noise temperature of 90 0 K. The midband gain of
the receiver is 108 and is represented by a parallel RLC filter having 3 dB
bandwidth of 9 MHz. Find the available output noise power. [8+8]
7. Draw the block diagram of QPSK transmitter and receiver and explain the opera-
tion. [16]
8. Deduce the number of additional bits required to transmit a message comprising one
hundred, 8 bit characters over a data link using each of the following transmission
control schemes:
(a) Asynchronous with one start bit and two stop bits per character and a single
start of frame and end of frame character per message.
(b) Synchronous with two synchronization characters and a single start of frame
and end of frame character per message.
(c) Explain the operation of the parity bit method of error detection and how it
can be extended to lower block of transfer. [5+5+6]
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