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amplitude modulation

GATE Electronics & Communication · Analog Modulation · 1992-2025

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2025 PYQ

Consider a message signal $m(t)$ which is bandlimited to $[-W, W]$, where $W$ is in Hz . Consider the following two modulation schemes for the message signal: Double sideband-suppr...

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2024 Q28

An amplitude modulator has output (in Volts) s(t) = A cos(400πt) + B cos(360πt) + B cos(440πt). The carrier power normalized to 1Ω resistance is 50 Watts. The ratio of the total si...

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2024 PYQ

An amplitude modulator has output (in Volts) $$s(t) = A \cos(400 \pi t) + B \cos(360 \pi t) + B \cos(440 \pi t)$$. The carrier power normalized to $1\Omega$ resistance is 50 Watts....

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2021 PYQ

Consider a carrier signal which is amplitude modulated by a single - tone sinusoidal message signal with a modulation index of $50 \%$. If the carrier and one of the side bands are...

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2017 PYQ

The un-modulated carrier power in an AM transmitter is 5kW. This carrier is modulated by a sinusoidal modulating signal. The maximum percentage of modulation is 50%. If it is reduc...

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2008 PYQ

Consider the amplitude modulated (AM) signal $$A_c\cos\omega_ct\;+\;2\cos\omega_mt\;\cos\omega_ct$$. For demodulating the signal using envelope detector, the minimum value of A c s...

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2008 PYQ

The signal $$\cos\;\omega_ct\;+\;0.5\;\cos\;\omega_mt\;s\mathrm{in}\;\omega_ct$$ is

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2003 PYQ

Let $$m\left(t\right)\;=\cos\left[\left(4\mathrm\pi\times10^3\right)t\right]$$ be the message signal and $$c\left(t\right)\;=5\cos\left[2\mathrm\pi\times10^6t\right]$$ be the carri...

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2002 PYQ

A 1 MHz sinusoidal carrier is amplitude modulated by a symmetrical square wave of period 100 µsec. Which of the following frequencies will NOT be present in the modulated signal?

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1998 PYQ

A DSB-SC signal is generated using the carrier $$\cos\left(\omega_ct\;+\;\theta\right)$$ and modulating singal x(t). The envelope of the DSB-SC signal is

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1995 PYQ

A signal v(t)= [1+ m(t) ] cos $$({\omega _c}t)$$ is detected using a square law detector, having the characteristic $${v_0}(t) = {v^2}(t)$$. If the Fourier transform of m(t) is con...

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1993 PYQ

Which of the following demodulator(s) can be used for demodulating the signal $$x(t)\;=\;5\left(1+2\;\cos200\mathrm{πt}\right)\cos\;20000\;\mathrm{πt}$$ .

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1992 PYQ

The maximum power efficiency of an AM modulator is

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