ANALOG COMMUNICATIONS

Numerical Problems of UNIT-1

1. A broadcast transmitter radiates 10KW when the modulation percentage is 60. How
much of this is carrier power?
2. When the modulation percentage is 75, an Am transmitter produces 10KW. How much of
this is carrier power? What could be the percentage power saving if the carrier and one of
the sideband were suppressed before transmission took place.
3. The antenna current of an Am transmitter is 8A.when only carrier is sent, but it increases
to8.93A when the carrier is modulated by a single sine wave. Find the percentage
modulation. Determine the antenna current when the depth of modulation changes to 0.8.
4. When a broadcast transmitter is 50% modulated, its antenna current is 12A. What will be
the current when the modulation depth increased to 0.9?
5. A sinusoidal carrier voltage of frequency 1MHz and amplitude 100volts is modulated by
a sinusoidal voltage of frequency 5KHz producing 50% modulation. Calculate the
frequency and amplitude of upper and lower side bands.
6. A sinusoidal carrier voltage of amplitude 100V is amplitude modulated by a sinusoidal
voltage 10KHz resulting in maximum modulated carrier amplitude of 120V. compute
modulation index
7. The r.m.s value of a carrier voltage is 100V.compute its r.m.s value when it has been
amplitude modulated by a sinusoidal audio voltage to a depth of a) 20% b) 40%
8. A 300W carrier is simultaneously modulated by two audio waves with modulation
percentages of 50 and 60 respectively. What is the total sideband power radiated.
9. An AM waveform has the form
s(t)=10[1+0.5Cos2000πt + 0.5Cos4000πt]Cos20000πt
i) Sketch the amplitude spectrum of s(t)
ii) Find the average power content of each spectral component including
carrier.
iii) Find the total power and sideband power into a 50Ω load
iv) What is the modulation index?

D.RAVIKIRAN BABU ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ECE DEPT. JITS-KARIMNAGAR

10. The antenna current of an AM broadcast transmitter, modulated to a depth of 40% by an
audio sine wave is 11A. it increases to 12A as a result of sinusoidal modulation by
another audio sine wave. What is the modulation index due to second wave?
11. A complex modulating wave consisting of a sine wave of amplitude 3V and frequency
1 KHz plus a cosine wave of amplitude 5V and frequency 3KHz is amplitude modulated
by a carrier of 500KHz and 50V peak. Determine the average power when the wave is
fed to a 50Ω load.
12. Certain transmitter radiates 9KW with carrier un modulated and 10.125KW when the
carrier is sinusoidally modulated. Calculate the modulation index. If another sine wave,
corresponding to 40% modulation is transmitted simultaneously. Determine the total
power.
13. An AM signal has the form s(t)=[20+2Cos3000πt + 10Cos6000πt]Cos2πfc t
where fc=105 Hz
i) Sketch the spectrum
ii) Determine the carrier, sideband powers
iii) What is overall modulation index
14. The output signal from an AM modulator is
s(t)= 5Cos1800πt + 20Cos2000πt + 5Cos2200πt. Determine
i) Modulating signal & carrier signal
ii) Modulation index
iii) Signal powers
15. An AM transmitter develops an un modulated power output of 400 watts across a 50Ω
resistive load. The carrier is modulated by a single tone with a modulation index of 0.75.
i) Write an expression for the AM signal x(t) assume fm=5KHz & fc=1MHz
ii) Find the total average power of the modulator output.
16. An AM modulator has output s(t)=A cos400πt + B cos360πt + B cos440πt. The carrier
power 200watts and efficiency is 20%. Determine A, B & µ.
17. Sketch the AM signal for m(t)=1+2cosωmt for a) µ=0.5 b) µ=1
18. An AM modulator has output xc(t)= 30Cos2π(200)t + 6Cos2π(180)t + 6Cos2π(220)t. the
modulation index & the efficiency is_______________________

D.RAVIKIRAN BABU ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ECE DEPT. JITS-KARIMNAGAR

19. An amplitude modulated wave has a peak to peak voltage of 600V and valley to valley
voltage of 100V. The percentage depth of modulation is________________.
20. How many stations can be accommodated in a 100KHz bandwidth with the highest
modulating frequency being 5KHz.
21. If a 100KW amplitude modulated transmitter is modulated sinusoidally by 50%. The total
RF power delivered.
22. A sinusoidal carrier of frequency 1MHz and amplitude 100v is modulated by a sinusoidal
voltage of frequency 5KHz produces 50% modulation. Calculate the amplitude &
frequency of USB & LSB.
23. For 80% modulation, what is the ratio of carrier voltage to sideband voltage?
24. Find the modulation index, carrier and sideband frequencies for the AM wave given by
the equation f(t)= 8 sin2π(400*103)t - 2 cos2π(390*103)t + 2 cos2π(410*103)t.
25. If the max. bandwidth of an AM system is 30KHz, what must be the max. frequency of
the modulating signal.
26. What is the power saved if the carrier of an 80% modulated AM wave is suppressed.
27. If audio sine waves with 400Hz, 600Hz, & 800Hz simultaneously modulate a 120 KHz
carrier. What frequencies will you find at the output?
28. What will be the carrier power of an AM transmitter at 70% modulation if it radiates
70KW of power?

D.RAVIKIRAN BABU ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ECE DEPT. JITS-KARIMNAGAR