Blake Problem Computation
Blake Problem Computation
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The signal power at the input to an amplifier is 100 W and the noise
power is 1 W. At the output, the signal power is 1 W and the noise
power is 30 mW. What is the amplifier noise figure as a ratio?
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Angle Modulation
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Amplitude Modulation
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Calculate the number of levels if the number of bits per sample is (a)
8 (as in telephony) (b) 16 (as in compact disc audio systems)
Digital Communications
Transmitter
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Find the maximum dynamic range for a linear PCM system using 16bit quantizing
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Data Transmission
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Receivers
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A tuned circuit tunes the AM radio broadcast band (from 540 to 1700
kHz). If its bandwidth is 10 kHz at 540 kHz, what is it at 1700 kHz?
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How many of each of the following signals would fit into a 1 MHz
spectrum allocation? (a) voice, with a maximum frequency of 4 kHz,
modulated using SSBSC AM (b) the same voice signal using DSB
full-carrier AM (c) High-fidelity music with a maximum baseband
frequency of 15 kHz, using wideband FM with a maximum duration of
75 kHz (d) A bit stream at 56 kbps, using QPSK modulation and
assuming a noiseless channel
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Find the propagation loss for a signal at 800 MHz, with a transmitting
antenna height of 30 m, over a distance of 10 km, using (a) the freespace model (b) the mobile-propagation model
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Find the velocity factor and propagation velocity for a cable with a
Teflon dielectric (Er = 2.1)
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10. A TDR display shows a discontinuity 1.4 s from the start. If the line
has a velocity factor of 0.8, How far is the fault form the
reflectometer?
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Two antennas have gains of 5.3 dBi and 4.5 dBd respectively. Which
has greater gain?
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Given that a half-wave dipole has a gain of 2.14 dBi, calculate the
electric field strength at a distance of 10 km in free space in the
direction of maximum radiation from a half-wave dipole that is fed by
means of lossless, matched line, by a 15 W transmitter
11. Two adjacent minima on a slotted line are 23 cm apart. Find the
wavelength and frequency, assuming a velocity factor of 95%
12. The forward power in a transmission line is 150 W, and the reverse
power is 20 W. Calculate the SWR on the line
Radio-wave Propagation
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Find the electric field strength for the signal in the previous problem
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A radio wave moves from air (Er = 1) to glass (Er = 7.8). Its angle of
incidence is 30. What is the angle of refraction?
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