Yarmouk University Fall semester 2017/2018

Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering First Exam

Technology Communication Electronics
(ELE 574)
Electronic Engineering Date: 21/10/2017
Department Time: 60 minutes
Instructors:
Dr. Zaid Bataineh
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{For each question show your detailed work on the answer sheets}
Instructor Name Serial Number Student Number Student Name

Question 1 a b c 3 Points
Answer

Question 2 a b c d 4 Points
Answer

Question 3 a b c 6 Points
Answer

Question 5 a b c 6 Points
Answer G A E

Question 6 a b 4 Points
Answer D E

Question 7 a b c 6 Points
Answer F D H
 *For questions Q1 to Q7 choose the most correct answer and fill them in the table above.

Q1) For questions Q1a, Q1b and Q1c choose the correct answer
Q1a) When the input frequency consists of more than one closely spaced frequency, it results in:
A) Signal attenuation B) Gain compression C) Signal fading
D) Thermal noise E) Intermodal distortion F) None of the mentioned

Q1b) ………………………. is defined as the operating range for which a component or system has
desirable characteristics:
A) Dynamic range B) Characteristic gain C) third order intercept point
D) 1 dB compression point E) Static range F) None of the mentioned

Q1c) The modulation technique in which both amplitude and phase of the carrier are varied
simultaneously is:
A) BPSK B) QPSK C) ASK
D) QAM E) FSK F) None of the mentioned

Q2) For questions Q2a, Q2b, Q2c and Q2d choose the correct answer
Q2a) If the received power at antenna terminals is -80dBm, and if the input noise power is -115
dBm, then the input SNR is:
A) -35 dB B) 35 dB C) -195 dB
D) 45 dB E) 195 dB F) None of the mentioned

Q2b) If the third order input intercept point of a mixer is 13 dBm and if the mixer has a
conversion loss of 6 dBm, then the third order intercept point at the output is:
A) 5 dBm B) 8 dBm C) 19 dBm
D) 7 dBm E) 3 dBm F) 12 dBm

Q2c) If the third order intercept point of a receiver is 35 dBm and the total noise in the
receiver is -47.4 dBm signals to noise ratio is 10, then the spurious free dynamic range
is:
A) 50.9 dB B) 30.7 dB C) 44.9 dB
D) 67 dB E) 38.7 dB F) None of the mentioned

Q2d) For a receiver, 1 dB compression point is 25 dBm and the noise power at the receiver
output is -47.4 dBm, the linear dynamic range is:
A) 72.4 dB B) 82.3 dB C) 12.4 dB
D) 47.4 dB E) 65.5 dB F) None of the mentioned
Q3) A point-to-point wireless transmission system should operate over 1 km at 5.8 GHz with 100 Mb/s and
QPSK modulation. Raised cosine pulses with α = 0.35 are used. The transmitter can provide 22 dBm
power and the antenna on both transmitter and receiver sides have gains of 2 dB. (Ignore any fading
effect of the channel), Answer Q3a, Q3b and Q3c

Q3a) the power reaching the receiver input is:

A) 0 dBm B) -11.3 dBm C) -50.4 dBm D) -60.2 dBm E) -70.5 dBm F) -81.7 dBm
Q3b) the bandwidth of the signal is:
A) 100 MHz B) 20 MHz C) 67.5 MHz D) 50 MHz E) 10.5 MHz F) 75.3 MHz
Q3c) What should the noise figure of the receiver be if the minimum required SNR at its output is 8 dB?
A) 3 dB B) 11.3 dB C) 5.4 dB D) 6 dB E) 7 dB F) 8 dB
Q4) Consider the transmitter system shown in figure (1), answer Q4a and Q4b.

Q4a) If the OIP3 for the filter is 100 dBm, the output third order intercept point of the transmitter is:
A) 25.5 dBm B) 11.3 dBm C) 15.4 dBm D) 20.5 dBm E) 7 dBm F) 18 dBm

Q4b) To increase the OIP3 for this transmitter by 2dB, a linear amplifier with 20 dB of gain is added to the
output. The OIP3 of the added amplifier should be ........................ to meets this requirement:
A) 23.5 dBm B) 1.3 dBm C) 15.4 dBm D) 10 dBm E) 20 dB F) 27.6 dBm

Figure (1)
Q5) Consider the circuit shown in figure (2), answer Q5a and Q5b.
Q5a) If the required output SNR is 12 dB, the receiver sensitivity is:
A) 0 dBm B) -103.2 dBm C) -150.4 dBm D) -60.7 dBm E) -80.5 dBm F) -181.7 dBm

Q5b) If the bandwidth of 50 kHz and a receiver impedance of 50 Ω, the minimum detectable voltage signal
“peak”:
A) 3.5 μA B) 1.35 μA C) 2.2 μV D) 5.5 μV E) 10.5 μV F) 7.3 μV

Figure (2)
Q6) A receiver has a noise figure of 6 dB, a 1 dB compression point of 21 dBm (referenced to output),
a gain of 30 dB, and a third order intercept point of 33 dBm (referenced to output). If the desired
output SNR is 10 dB, find the linear and spurious free dynamic ranges of the subsystem. Assume
a system bandwidth of 20 MHz. Assume that the input noise is thermal and a temperature of 27
°C. Answer Q6a and Q6b

Q6a) the linear dynamic range is:

A) dB B) dB C) dB D) dB E) 78 dB F) dB

Q6b) the spurious free dynamic range is:

A) dB B) dB C) dB D) 55.3 dB E) dB F) dB
Q7) The heterodyne transmitter shown in the figure (3) below uses a band pass filter (BPF) at the output
of the second up-conversion mixer to remove the undesired lower sideband. The band pass filter
characteristics are also shown below. If the carrier frequency is 1 GHz and the intermediate frequency
(IF) is 200 MHz. Answer Q7a, Q7b and Q7c

Q7a) The frequency of the local oscillator? “use the upper sideband” is:
A) 800 MHz B) 600 MHz C) 1000 MHz D) 200 MHz E) 400 MHz F) 700 MHz
Q7c) The filter order required to achieve a sideband rejection of 50 dB is:
A) 10 B) 12 C) 8 D) 20 E) 14 F) 6
Q7c) The IF frequency that makes the maximum filter order is 4:
A) 433 MHz B) 552 MHz C) 381 MHz D) 285 MHz E) 470 MHz F) 330 MHz

Figure (3)