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Sample AM Numericals

This document contains problems about amplitude modulation (AM) signals including: 1. Calculating modulation index, carrier power, and transmitted power for a given AM signal. 2. Finding carrier power, sideband power, and bandwidth from an equation for an AM signal. 3. Writing the equation for a carrier modulated by a sine wave of given frequency and amplitude.

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Sample AM Numericals

This document contains problems about amplitude modulation (AM) signals including: 1. Calculating modulation index, carrier power, and transmitted power for a given AM signal. 2. Finding carrier power, sideband power, and bandwidth from an equation for an AM signal. 3. Writing the equation for a carrier modulated by a sine wave of given frequency and amplitude.

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Amplitude Modulation

1. A modulating signal m(t)=10cos(2π×103t) is amplitude modulated with a carrier


signal c(t)=50cos(2π×105t). Find the modulation index, the carrier power, and the
power required for transmitting AM wave.
2. The equation of amplitude wave is given by s(t)=20[1+0.8cos(2π×103t)]cos(4π×105t).
Find the carrier power, the total sideband power, and the band width of AM wave.
3. A carrier with an RMS voltage of 2 V and a frequency of 1.5 MHz is modulated by a
sine wave with a frequency of 500 Hz and amplitude of 1 V RMS. Write the equation.
4. A 1-MHz carrier with an amplitude of 1 volt peak is modulated by a 1-kHz signal with
m = 0.5. Sketch the voltage spectrum.
5. An AM transmitter has a carrier power output of 50W. What would be the total power
produced with 80% modulation?
6. An AM signal has the equation:
v(t) = (15 + 4 sin 44 × 103t) sin 46.5 × 106t volts
(a) Find the carrier frequency.
(b) Find the frequency of the modulating signal.
(c) Find the value of m.
(d) Find the peak voltage of the unmodulated carrier.
(e) Sketch the signal in the time domain showing voltage and time scales
7. An AM signal consists of a 10-MHz carrier modulated by a 5-kHz sine wave. It has a
maximum positive envelope voltage of 12 V and a minimum of 4 V.
(a) Find the peak voltage of the unmodulated carrier.
(b) Find the modulation index and percent.
(c) Sketch the envelope.
(d) Write the equation for the signal voltage as a function of time.
8. An AM signal has a carrier frequency of 3 MHz and an amplitude of 5 V peak. It is
modulated by a sine wave with a frequency of 500 Hz and a peak voltage of 2 V. Write
the equation for this signal and calculate the modulation index.
9. An AM transmitter is modulated by two sine waves, at 1 kHz and 2.5 kHz, with a
modulation due to each of 25% and 50% respectively. What is the effective modulation
index?
10. An AM signal has the following characteristics: ƒc = 150 MHz ƒm = 3 kHz Ec = 50 V
Em = 40 V,For this signal, find:
(a) the modulation index
(b) the bandwidth
(c) the peak voltage of the upper sideband
11. An AM transmitter with a carrier power of 10 W at a frequency of 25 MHz operates
into a 50-Ω load. It is modulated at 60% by a 2-kHz sine wave.
(a) Sketch the signal in the frequency domain. Show power and frequency scales. The
power scale should be in dBm.
(b) What is the total signal power?
(c) What is the RMS voltage of the signal?
12. The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 8A when only the carrier is sent, but it
increases to 8.93A when the carrier is modulated by a sine wave .Find the percentage
modulation. Determine the antenna current when the depth of modulation changes to
0.8?
13. A 360W carrier is simultaneously Amplitude modulated by two audio waves with
modulation percentages of 55 and 65 respectively. What is the total sideband power
radiated?
14. A 1MHz carrier is amplitude modulated by a 400Hz modulating signal to a depth of
50%.The unmodulated carrier power is 1kw.Calculate the power of the modulated
signal?
15. An AM signal is represented by
v (t) =0.1(1+0.1cos(2512t)+0.5cos(6280t))sin(107+45o) volts.
What information can you get from this? Plot the amplitude spectrum of the signal?
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22. A 400W, 1MHz carrier is amplitude-modulated with a sinusoidal signal of 2500Hz.


The depth of modulation is 75%. Calculate the sideband frequencies, bandwidth, and
power in sidebands and the total power in modulated wave.

23. A Carrier of 750 W, 1MHz is amplitude modulated by sinusoidal signal of 2 KHz to a


depth of 50%. Calculate Bandwidth, Power in side band and total power transmitted.

24. Calculate the percentage power saving when one side band and carrier is suppressed in
an AM signal with modulation index equal to 1.

25. Calculate the percentage power saving when one side band and carrier is suppressed in
an AM signal if percentage of modulation is 50%. (Ans=94.4%)
26. Find the modulation index, carrier, and sideband frequency for the modulated wave
given by the equation;
f (t)=8sin (2π400×103t)+2cos(2π390×103t)-2cos(2π410×103t).
(Ans: carrier=400 kHz, USB=410 kHz, LSB= 390 kHz, m=0.5,)

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