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प्रश्न
What is meant by term ‘modulation’? Draw a block diagram of a simple modulator for obtaining an AM signal.
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उत्तर
The process of superimposing information contained in a low frequency signal on a high frequency signal is called modulation.

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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain any two factors that justify the need of modulating a low-frequency signal.
Draw a block diagram of a detector for AM signal and show, using necessary processes and the waveforms, how the original message signal is detected from the input AM wave.
A modulating signal is a square wave, as shown

The carrier wave is given by `c(t) = 2 sin (8pit) "volts"`
(i) Sketch the amplitude modulated waveform
(ii) What is the modulation index?
Write two advantages of frequency modulation over amplitude modulation.
Write three important factors which justify the need of modulating a message signal. Show diagrammatically how an amplitude modulated wave is obtained when a modulating signal is superimposed on a carrier wave.
In amplitude modulation ______.
Why is a AM signal likely to be more noisy than a FM signal upon transmission through a channel?
Draw the plot of amplitude versus ‘ω’ for an amplitude modulated wave whose carrier wave (ωc) is carrying two modulating signals, ω1 and ω2 (ω2 > ω1).
- Is the plot symmetrical about ωc? Comment especially about plot in region ω < ωc.
- Extrapolate and predict the problems one can expect if more waves are to be modulated.
- Suggest solutions to the above problem. In the process can one understand another advantage of modulation in terms of bandwidth?
An audio signal vm = 20sin2π(1500t) amplitude modulates a carrier vc = 80 sin 2π (100,000t). The value of percent modulation is ______.
A signal of 5 kHz frequency is amplitude modulated on a carrier wave of frequency 2 MHz. The frequencies of the resultant signal are ______.
