PGT 212 / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

Tutorial : Amplitude Modulation

1. An audio signal 15 sin 2π(1500t), amplitude modulates a carrier 60 sin 2π(100kt),

a) Sketch an audio signal and carrier
b) Construct the modulated wave
c) Determine the modulation index and percentage modulation
d) Show the modulating and carrier frequency of the signal
e) Determine the frequency would show up in the spectrum of the modulated wave?
f) Calculate bandwidth, draw the frequency spectrum.
2. A 75Mhz carrier having an amplitude of 50V is modulated by 3 kHz audio signal having an
amplitude of 20V.

Repeat question (a)-(f) in question 1.

g) Write the trigonometric equation for carrier and modulating waves.

3. How many AM broadcast stations can accommodate in 100kHz bandwidth if the highest
modulating a carrier is 5kHz?
4. Total power content of AM signal is 100W. Determine the power being transmitted at the
carrier frequency at each of sideband when the percent modulation is 100%.
5. Determine the power content of the carrier and each of sideband for an AM signal having a
modulation index of 80% and total power of 2500W.
6. An 800 kHz sinusoidal carrier signal is amplitude-modulated by a 5 kHz audio signal to produce
an AM envelope with maximum and minimum peaks voltages of 120Vp and 30Vp respectively.
The transmitting antenna has an equivalent resistance of 75Ω. Based on the given information,
a) Determine peak amplitude of the audio, carrier and sidebands voltages.
b) Calculate the bandwidth of the modulated signal.
c) Calculate the power of the carrier signal and total sidebands power.

7. An AM modulated wave with the output wave changes of

±7.5V p is represent by the
following equation.

V am (t )=20 sin(2 π 500×103 )t−3 .75 cos(2 π 510×10 3 )t+3. 75 cos(2 π 490×10 3 )t

Based on the information given,

a) Calculate the modulation coefficient, m and percent modulation.

b) Calculate the peak amplitude of the modulated carrier, upper and lower side frequency
voltages.
c) Calculate the maximum and minimum amplitude of the envelope.
d) Draw and label the frequency spectrum.
e) Sketch and label the output envelope.

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 8. A single-sideband signal contains 1 kW. How much power is contain in the sideband and how
much at the carrier frequency.
9. An SSB transmission contains 10 kW. This transmission is to be replaced by a standard amplitude
modulated signal with the same power content. Determine the power content of the carrier and
each of the sidebands when the percent modulation is 80%.
10. The trapezoidal pattern shown in figure below results when examining the AM wave. Calculate
the modulation factor and percentage of the modulation.

11. Continue exercise (Problem) and Critical Thinking in Text Book. (Page 150)

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