MITRC REFRESHER COURSE ANSWER KEY dB Noise,

AM & FM

c. 3.7 dB
1. A portion in a communications system, which processes the information so d. 4.1 dB
that it will become suitable to the characteristic of the transmission medium
a. Encoder 15. Denote the interference of noise in dB above an adjusted reference noise.
b. Modulation The adjusted reference noise level was a 1 kHz tone, set at 85 dBm
c. Transmitter a. dBa
d. Multiplexer b. dBm
c. dBa0
2. Signal whose physical quantity varies continuously with time d. pWp
a. Digital
b. Analog 16. A more precise evaluation of the quality of a receiver as far as noise is
c. Discrete concerned.
d. Information a. S/N
b. VSWR
3. Digital information is processed with a specified degree of c. Noise factor
a. Fidelity d. Noise margin
b. Accuracy
c. Sensitivity 17. Noise figure for an amplifier with noise is always
d. Correctness a. 0 dB
b. Infinite
4. Indicate the voltage level in dB with reference to one volt. This unit is used in c. Less than 1
video or TV measurement d. Greater than 1
a. dBW
b. dBk 18. A passive circuit, usually consisting of capacitance and/or inductance, that is
c. dBm inserted in series with the a-c power cord of an electronic device which allow
d. dBV the 60-Hz current to pass and suppressed high frequency noise components.
a. Noise filter
5. When the power ratio of the output to input of a circuit is 200. What is the b. Noise limiter
gain in dB? c. Noise floor
a. 23 d. Noise quieting
b. 46
c. 23 19. A circuit often used in radio receivers that prevents externally generated
d. 46 noise from exceeding certain amplitude. They are also called noise clippers.
a. Noise floor
6. What is the reference level for random noise measurement, FIA weighted? b. Noise filter
a. 82 dBm c. Noise limiter
b. 90 dBm d. Noise clamper
c. 85 dBm
d. 77 dBm 20. Extra-terrestrial noise is observable at frequencies from
a. 0 to 20 KHz
7. A 10 db pad has an output level of -3dBm. The level at the input is: b. 8 Mhz to 1.43 GHz
a. 13 dBm c. 5 to 8 GHz
b. 7 dBm d. 15 to 60 MHz
c. 1 dBm
d. 7 dBm 21. Which of the following is not true about AM?
a. The carrier amplitude varies.
8. A power level of 50 W could be expressed as: b. The carrier frequency remains constant.
a. 1.69 dBm c. The carrier frequency changes.
b. 4.3 dBm d. The information signal amplitude changes the carrier amplitude.
c. 1 dBm
d. 13 dBm 22. Modulator circuit performs what mathematical operation on its two inputs?
a. Addition
9. A system having an input power of 2 mW an output power of 0.8 mW has a b. Multiplication
loss of: c. Division
a. 2.98 dBm d. Square root
b. 3.98 dB
c. 3.98 W 23. If m is greater than 1, what happens?
d. 1.98 mW a. Normal operation
b. Carrier drops to zero
10. Is the reduction of signal amplitude as it passed over the transmission c. Carrier frequency shifts
medium? d. Information signal is distorted
a. Noise 24. The outline of the peaks of a carrier has the shape of the modulating signal
b. Distortion and is called the
c. Attenuation a. Trace
d. Interface b. Waveshape
c. Envelope
11. Signal waveform perturbation or deviation caused by imperfect response of d. Carrier variation
the system to the desired signal
a. Noise 25. The values of Vmax and Vmin as read from an AM wave on an oscilloscope are
b. Aliasing 2.8 and 0.3. The percentage of the modulation is
c. Distortion a. 10.7 percent
d. Interference b. 41.4 percent
c. 80.6 percent
12. Signal attenuation can be corrected by d. 93.3 percent
a. Filtering
b. Modulation 26. A carrier of 880 kHz is modulated by a 3.5-kHz sine wave. The LSB and USB
c. Equalization are respectively,
d. Amplification a. 873 and 887kHz
b. 876.5 and 883.5 kHz
13. Signal contamination by extraneous or external sources, such as, other c. 883.5 and 876.5 kHz
transmitters, power lines and machinery. d. 887 and 873 kHz
a. Noise
b. Distortion 27. For 100 percent modulation, what percentage of carrier power is in each
c. Harmonics sideband?
d. Interference a. 25 percent
b. 33.3 percent
14. Which noise figure represents the lowest noise? c. 50 percent
a. 1.5 dB d. 100 percent
b. 2.0 dB
28. An AM signal has a carrier power of 5W. The percentage of modulation is 80 42. If the carrier of a 100 percent modulated AM wave is suppressed, the
percent. The total sideband power is percentage power saving will be
a. 0.8 W a. 50
b. 1.6 W b. 150
c. 2.5 W c. 100
d. 4.0 W d. 66.66

29. An AM transmitter antenna current is measured with no modulation and 43. A pre-emphasis circuit provides extra noise immunity by
found to be 2.6 amperes. The percentage of modulation is a. Boosting the bass frequencies
a. 35 percent b. Amplifying the higher audio frequencies
b. 70 percent c. Pre-amplifying the whole audio band
c. 42 percent d. Converting the phase modulation to FM
d. 89 percent
44. One of the following transmits only one sideband
30. The typical audio modulating frequency range used in radio and telephone a. H3E
communications is b. R3E
a. 50 Hz to 5 kHz c. J3E
b. 50 Hz to 15 kHz d. B8E
c. 100 Hz t 10 kHz
d. 300 Hz to 3 kHz 45. _____ is an electronic instrument used to show both the carrier and the
sidebands of a modulated signal in the frequency domain
31. An AM signal with a maximum modulating signal frequency of 4.5 kHz as a a. Spectrum analyzer
total bandwidth of b. Oscilloscope
a. 4.5 kHz c. Digital counter
b. 6.75 kHz d. Frequency counter
c. 9 kHz
d. 18 kHz 46. AM transmission power increases with _____
a. Frequency
32. An input signal of 1.8 MHz mixed with a local oscillator of 5 MHz. A filter b. Source
selects the difference signal. The output is c. Load
a. 1.8 MHz d. Modulation
b. 3.2 MHz
c. 5 MHz 47. What type of emission is frequency modulation?
d. 6.8 MHz a. F3E
b. G3E
33. What is produced by over modulation in AM? c. A3E
a. Sidebands d. B3E
b. Splatter
c. Envelope 48. What is the carrier swing of an FM transmitter when modulated by 75%?
d. Deviation a. 53.2 kHz
b. 48 kHz
34. The letter-number designation B8E is a form of modulation also known as c. 56.25 kHz
a. Pilot-carrier system d. 112.5 kHz
b. Independent sideband emission
c. Lincompex 49. An increase in transmitter power from 25 W to 30 W will cause the antenna
d. Vestigial sideband transmission current to increase from 700 mA to
a. 800 mA
35. The inputs to a balanced modulator are 1 MHz and a carrier of 1.5 MHz. The b. 750 mA
outputs are c. 767 mA
a. 500 kHz d. 840 mA
b. 2.5 Mhz
c. 1.5 MHz 50. _____ is the function which tends to maintain the sound volume level of a
d. Both a and b voice receiver nearly constant for a large signal strength range
a. Squelch
36. A widely used balanced modulator is called the b. Muting
a. Diode bridge circuit c. AGC
b. Full-wave bridge rectifier d. AFC
c. Lattice modulator
d. Balanced bridge modulator 51. An FM receiver with an I-F of 10.7 MHz is tuned to 98.7 MHz. What is the
numerical value of the image frequency?
37. What is the third character in the emission designation for telephony? a. 77.3 MHz
a. F b. 88.0 MHz
b. B c. 109.4 MHz
c. D d. 120.1 MHz
d. E
52. The function which tends to silence the receiver in the absence of transmitted
38. A 100-MHz carrier is deviated 50 kHz by a 4-kHz signal carrier
a. 5 a. Squelch
b. 8 b. Muting
c. 12.5 c. AGC
d. 20 d. AFC

39. The maximum deviation of an FM carrier is 2 kHz by a maximum modulating 53. The term used to refer to the condition where the signals from a very strong
signal of 400 Hz. The deviation ratio is station are superimposed on other signals being received
a. 0.2 a. Cross-modulation interference
b. 5 b. Intermodulation interference
c. 8 c. Receiver quieting
d. 40 d. Capture effect

40. The phenomenon of a strong FM signal dominating a weaker signal on a 54. Stages that are common to both AM and FM receivers
common frequency is referred to as the a. Tuner, local oscillator, detector, AF amplifier
a. Capture effect b. RF amplifier, mixer, IF amplifier, AF amplifier
b. Blot out c. Local oscillator, RF amplifier, frequency discriminator, detector
c. Quieting factor d. Tuner, IF amplifier, detector, AF amplifier
d. Dominating syndrome
41. In a low-level AM system, amplifier following the modulated stage must be 55. In a narrow-band FM system, the deviation ratio is commonly one and the
a. Linear devices highest audio frequency is generally limited to
b. Harmonic devices a. 300 Hz
c. Class C amplifier b. 10,000 Hz
d. Nonlinear devices c. 3,000 Hz
d. 7,500 Hz
MITRC REFRESHER COURSE ANSWER KEY dB Noise,
AM & FM

69. An interfering signal with a frequency equal to the received signal plus twice
56. Which of the following contains de-emphasis circuit? the IF is called
a. FM transmitter a. Image frequency
b. FM receiver b. Center frequency
c. VHF transmitter c. Rest frequency
d. VHF receiver d. Interference frequency

57. The term used to refer to the reduction of receiver gain caused by the signal 70. Subcarriers that are arranged so that the channels occupying adjacent
of a nearby station transmitter in the same frequency band? frequency band with some frequency space between them is known as
a. Quieting a. Guard bands
b. Cross-modulation interference b. AM bands
c. Squelch gain rollback c. Band gap
d. Desensitizing d. Void band

58. What is the approximate bandwidth of an FM with a modulation factor of 12.5 71. What is the lowest number of sections required by communications receiver?
and a modulating frequency of 10 kHz? a. 1
a. 20 kHz b. 2
b. 270 kHz c. 3
c. 250 kHz d. 4
d. 45 kHz
72. What determines the selectivity of a receiver?
59. An amplifier operating over the frequency range of 455 to 460 kHz has a 200 a. The bandwidth of the tuned circuits
k input resistor. What is the RMS noise voltage at the input to this amplifier b. The gain of the amplifier
if the ambient temperature is 17C? c. The power handling capability
a. 40 V d. The frequency stability
b. 4.0 V
c. 400 V 73. For an IF frequency of 455 kHz, what must be the LO frequency when
d. 4.0 mV receiving a 580 kHz transmission?
a. 1035 MHz
60. Calculate the noise figure of the amplifier whose Req equals 2518 (RT = b. 1.035 MHz
600 ) if its driven by a generator whose output impedance is 50 c. 3.51 MHz
a. 39.4 d. 351 kHz
b. 3.94
c. 394 74. What circuit accompanies a mixer?
d. 0.394 a. RF Amplifier
b. LO
61. A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 50 has an c. IF Amplifier
equivalent noise resistance of 30 . Calculate its equivalent noise d. Detector
temperature if the noise figure is equal to 1.6
a. 17.4 K 75. The superheterodyne circuit uses a local oscillator to _____ with the RF
b. 174 K signal of the station and converts the carrier to the intermediate frequency
c. 1.74 K a. Beat
d. 17 K b. Mix
c. Heterodyne
62. Which of the following is not a source of external noise? d. All of the above
a. Thermal agitation
b. Auto ignition 76. The local FM stereo rock station is at 96.5 MHz. What must be the local
c. The sun oscillator frequency?
d. Fluorescent lights a. 93.9 MHz
b. 107.2 MHz
63. What is the noise voltage across a 300 input resistance to a TV set with a c. 112.5 MHz
6 MHz bandwidth and temperature of 30C? d. 105.9 MHz
a. 2.3 V
b. 3.8 V 77. A superheterodyne is tuned to 2738 kHz. The IF is 475 kHz. What is the
c. 5.5 V image frequency?
d. 6.4 V a. 3.09 MHz
b. 4.5 kHz
64. If bandwidth is doubled, the signal power is _____ c. 4385 kHz
a. Not changed d. 3688 kHz
b. Quadrupled
c. Tripled 78. In an FM receiver, which circuit removes amplitude variations?
d. Doubled a. Exciter
b. Mixer
65. In an FM transmitter, what is the result of over modulation? c. Discriminator
a. Lower frequency d. Limiter
b. Distortion
c. Higher power 79. In an FM receiver, the circuit that keeps the receiver tuned exactly to the
d. Excessive bandwidth desired station is _____
a. AFC
66. What are the basic elements of communications system? b. AGC
a. Source, transmission channel, transmitter c. Limiter
b. Transmitter, receiver, transmission channel d. Discriminator
c. Information, transmission channel, receiver
d. Sender and receiver 80. What connects the front-end circuit of a VHF TV superheterodyne receiver?
a. Mixer, RF amplifier and AFC
67. A network that has an input of 75 dB and an output of 35dB. The loss of the b. RF amplifier, Band pass filter and mixer
network is _____ c. Local oscillator, mixer and RF amplifier
a. -40 dB d. Local oscillator, AGC and antenna
b. 40 dB
c. -40 dBm
d. 40 dBm

68. If an amplifier has equal input and output impedances, what voltage ratio
does the gain of 50 dB represent?
a. 316.2
b. 325.2
c. 320.1
d. 315.0