Electronics and Communication Department

Assignment II
Receiver


1 Write a short note on Superheterodyne receiver with block diagram
2 Explain merits and demerits of Superheterodyne receiver
3 What is double spotting? How it can be avoided?
4 Define :
A. Selectivity
B. Sensitivity
C. Adjacent channel selectivity
D. Tracking
E. Frequency tuning range
F. Capacitance tuning range
5 Write a short note on AGC.
6 Write a short note on Electronically tuned Receiver(ETRs)
7 Write a short note on IC Receiver
8 When the superheterodyne receiver is tuned to 1060 kHz. Its local
oscillator provides mixer with an input 141 kHz.
A. What is its image frequency?
B. The antenna of this receiver is connected to the mixer via a
tuned circuit whose loaded Q is 60. What will be the rejection
ration for the calculated image frequency?
9 The superheterodyne receiver is tuned to 5 -20 MHz. maximum
capacitor per section is 150 pF. Find:
A. RF circuit coil Inductance
B. RF frequency tuning range
C. RF capacitor tuning range
D. Local oscillator frequency tuning range
E. Local oscillator capacitance tuning range
10 Find the padder capacitor and trimmer capacitor required at local
oscillator section for the above example

***