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INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMME: BET: Electronic Engineering
INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERING: BET
SUBJECT CODE/S: RFEA
DATE: 24 August 2020 DURATION: 48hrs
TOTAL MARKS: 70
EXAMINER/S: A Pillay MODERATOR: Dr C Mulangu
INSTRUCTIONS:
[1] ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
[2] THIS IS AN OPEN-BOOK ASSESSMENT. THE ASSIGNMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD,FROM 24 AUGUST 2020, 5AM AND CLOSED AFTER 25 AUGUST 2020, 5AM.
[3] YOU MAY EITHER PRINT SAVE YOUR WORK REGULARLY IN THE EVENT OF A COMPUTER CRASH. DO NOT CHANGE THE DIRECTORY IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS SAVED, OR THE PROJECT NAME.
[3] YOUR ORIGINAL MS WORD QUESTION PAPER WITH ANSWERS INSERTED MUST BE SAVED AS A PDF DOCUMENT IN THIS FORMAT: STUDENTNUMBER.PDF.
[4] UPLOAD THIS PDF DOCUMENT TO MOODLE WITHIN 10 MINUTES AFTER THE ASSESSMENT HAS ENDED.
[4] MANAGE YOUR TIME EFFECTIVELY. ANY WORK SUBMITTED BETWEEN 5AM AND 9AM ON THE 25 AUGUST 2020 WILL BE RESTRICTED TO A MAXIMUM MARK OF 50% FOR THE ASSESSMENT. ANY WORK SUBMITTED AFTER 9AM ON THE 25 AUGUST 2020 WILL NOT BE MARKED AND WILL RESULT IN 0% FOR THE ASSESSMENT.
SURNAME & INITIALS:
STUDENT NUMBER:
Figure 1
1.1 Modulation index. (1)
1.2 If the sketch is accurate on the time scale and fc = 55 kHz, find the modulation frequency from the oscilloscope display shown.(1)
1.3 Carrier power in 75Ω. (1)
1.4 Power in one sideband. (1)
1.5 Determine the Total power dissipated in 75 Ω. (1)
1.6 What percentage is the carrier power relative to the Total power?(1)
1.7 Calculate the bandwidth that is required to transmit this AM signal? (1)
1.8 Sketch the time domain waveform, include the voltage and frequency, if only the upper sideband is transmitted (assume no carrier). (2)
3.8 Determine the total information power.(2)
4.1 Peak deviation of the carrier frequency.(1)
4.2 Modulation index.(1)
4.3 Relative amplitude of all significant spectral components in the FM signals.^ (m^ f=2).(3)
4.4 Calculate the actual peak voltages of the spectral components.(3)
4.5 Sketch the frequecny spectrum. Include the actual frequencies for each component.(6)
9.1 Determine the absolute minimum bandwidth.(2)
9.2 Calculate the number of levels of encoding is required.(1)
9.2 (^) The resulting system has a resolution equivalent to an n -bit PCM system. What is the value of n ?(1)
10.1 The peak frequency deviation.(1) 10.2 The minimum bandwidth.(1) 10.3 The baud rate.(1)
11.1 Determine what the theoretical C/N (in dB) necessary at the receiver in order for the system to make only one error in 100 000 bits?(2)
11.2 How many more dB of system gain is required for 16-PSK for the same BER?(1)