EC 501

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M S RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

(AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE, AFFILIATED TO VTU) BANGALORE - 560 054

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Semester: V Course & Branch: B.E (Electronics and Communication ) ANALOG COMMUNICATION Max. Marks: 100 Subject : EC 501 Duration: 3 Hrs Subject Code : Instructions to Candidates: 1. Answer one Full question from each unit. UNIT-I 1. a) Generate an amplitude modulated signal using square law modulator. (10) b) The message signal m(t) whose spectrum is as shown in Fig. 1(b)(ii) is (10) passed through the system shown in Fig.1(b)(i). The BPF has a bandwidth of 2W centered at fo and a LPF has a bandwidth of W. Determine the output of the system. Plot the spectrum at each level.

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2. a) Explain the working of Costas receiver and highlight its usage with respect (10) to a suitable block diagram. b) i) An amplitude modulated wave is applied to an envelope (10) detector. Show that if the demodulator output is to follow the envelope of v(t), it is required that at any time to is given by 1 m sin wmt0 RC m 1+msinwmto Note: AM wave is s(t)=(l+mcoswmt) coswc.t

ii) Show that if the demodulator is to follow the envelope at all times , then m< mo determined from the below equation. 1 1-mo RC = w, m0 Sketch the wave forms for both the cases ( i) and (ii). UNIT-II 3. a) Explain the properties of Hilbert Transform. (10) b) Design a system to generate SSB signal, assuming that the input signal (10) m(t) consists of voice signal occupying the frequency band 0.3 to 3.4kHz

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and the carrier frequencies are =100 LIH_ and with spectral analysis. 4. a) b) c) Analyze the system which detects the SSB wave. Explain the working principle of quadrature carrier modulation and mention its applications. Consider an incoming narrow - band signal of bandwidth 10kHz and mid-band frequency which may lie in the range 0.535-1.605MHz. Translate this signal to a fixed frequency band centered at 0.455MHz. UNIT-III (08) (06) (06) f, =10MH:. Analyze

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Write short notes on i) Thermal noise ii) Shot noise Derive the expression of figure of merit for AM radio receiver. A mixer stage has a noise figure of 20dB and is preceded by an amplifier which has a noise figure of 9dB and an available power gain of 15dB. Calculate the overall noise figure referred to the input. Explain threshold effect on frequency modulation. Explain pre - emphasis and De-emphasis. Two resistors 28kc and 51kSO_ at room temperature T=290 K. Calculate for a bandwidth of 100KHz, the mean square value and rms value of thermal noise voltage. i) For each resistor ii) For two resistors in series iii) For two resistors in parallel. UNIT-IV Generate vestigial side band signal using phase discriminate in method. Describe the working principle of superheterodyne radio receiver with a suitable block diagram. Explain the concept of frequency translation. Explain the working of frequency division multiplexing. Detect the VSB signal using envelope detector. UNIT-V Emphasize the relationship between frequency modulation and phase modulation.

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Explain the functionality of balanced frequency discriminator. An FM signal has a modulating signal with fm =20kHzand the modulation index of 2. Using Carson rule, find the transmission bandwidth.

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Draw the block diagram of PLL and explain all its stages. Mention its application as a demodulator for FM signal. A sinusoidal modulating waveform of amplitude 5 volts and a frequency of 1KHz is applied to an FM generator that has a frequency sensitivity constant of 40Hz / volt. i) What is the frequency deviation? ii) What is the modulation index?

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