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At higher frequencies of operation of an oscillator, induced noise is mostly:

a) Thermal noise
b) White noise
c) Shot noise
d) Flicker noise
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Answer: a
Explanation: At higher frequencies of operation of an oscillator, induced noise is mostly thermal, and
constant with frequency. This noise is also proportional to the noise figure of the amplifier.
9. A GSM cellular telephone standard requires a minimum of 9 dB rejection of interfering signal levels
of -23 dBm at 3 MHz from the carrier, -33 dBm at 1.6 MHz from the carrier, and -43 dBm at 0.6 MHz
from the carrier, for a carrier level of -99 dBm. Determine the required local oscillator phase noise at
3 MHz carrier frequency offset.
a) -138 dBc/Hz
b) -128 dBc/Hz
c) -118 dBc/Hz
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Phase noise is given by the expression C (dBm)-S (dB) –I (dBm)-10log (B). Substituting
the given values in the above expression, the oscillator phase noise is -138.
10. The most affected parameter of a receiver by the phase noise is signal to noise ratio.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: The effect of phase noise in a receiver is to degrade both the signal to noise ratio and
the selectivity. Of these, the most severely affected is the selectivity. Phase noise degrades the
receiver selectivity by causing down conversion of signals located near by the desired signal
frequency.

10. If the noise figures of the first stage of a two stage cascade network is 8 dB and the noise figure
of the second stage is 7 dB and the gain of the first stage is 10, then the noise figure of the cascade
is:
a) 8. 6 dB
b) 7.6 dB
c) 5.6 dB
d) 8.9 dB
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Answer: a
Explanation: Noise figure of a two stage cascade network is given by F1+ (F2-1)/G1. Here F1, F2 are the
noise figure of the first and the second stage respectively. G1 is the gain of the first stage. Substituting
the given values in the above equation, noise figure of the cascade is 8.6 dB.