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1. Given that N=2442, R=10240, and F1 = 10.240 MHz, what will the output frequency Fout of the PLL synthesizer above be?

a) 1.024 MHz
b) 20.480 MHz
c) 8.192 MHz
d) 2.442 MHz

2. When no input signal is being applied to a PLL, what state will it be in?

a) Lock
b) Capture
c) Free-Run
d) None of the above

3. Which portion of a PLL is primarily responsible for determining the capture range?

a) VCO
b) Phase Detector
c) Low-Pass Filter
d) Reference Divider

4. In the PLL pictured above, the following measurements were made:

F1 = 10.000 MHz
"A" = 100 KHz (5 Vpp square wave)
"B" = 90 KHz (5 Vpp square wave)
VCO Control Voltage = 7.9 V (Steady DC); Vcc = 8.0 V
"D" = 118.536 MHz (Unstable; this is an average).

It is known that R = 100 and N = 1001 from the service documentation. What is the most likely fault in the loop?

a) The N divider is defective (Not triggering correctly on VCO signal)
b) The R divider is defective (Not producing correct frequency at TP "A")
c) The VCO is defective (Not oscillating)
d) The phase detector is defective (Not comparing "A" and "B")
e) The loop is operating correctly

5. What frequency should be at TP "B" above if N=1, R=10, F1=1 MHz? Note: F1 is the crystal reference oscillator frequency.

a) 1 MHz
b) 100 KHz
c) 10 KHz
d) None of the above

6. How many significant PAIRS of sidebands will be produced by an FM transmitter that is producing 2 KHz of deviation with a 1 KHz deviation rate (information frequency)?

a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
d) 4

7. What is the approximate (CARSON'S RULE) bandwidth of an FM transmitter with a deviation of 5 KHz and information frequency of 1 KHz?

a) 10 KHz
b) 2 KHz
c) 15 KHz
d) None of the above

8. An FM transmitter converts information voltage into...?

a) Output amplitude changes
b) Output phase changes
c) Output frequency changes
d) None of the above

9. An FM transmitter is producing 45 KHz of devation; the information signal is 5 KHz, 10 Vpk. What is the modulation index?

a) 9.0
b) 4.5
c) 0.6
d) None of the above

10. A certain FM transmitter is operating on 29.600 MHz; the unmodulated carrier voltage Vc = 50 V. The antenna (load) resistance is 50 Ohms. The maximum permitted deviation is 5 KHz. What power will be delivered to the antenna at 100% modulation?

a) 25 Watts
b) 75 Watts
c) 50 Watts
d) 100 Watts

11. What deviation corresponds to 100% modulation for FM broadcasts in the USA?

a) 50 KHz
b) 150 KHz
c) 25 KHz
d) 75 KHz

12. An FM transmitter is operating on 49.860 MHz. Fm = 5 KHz and the deviation is 5 KHz. The unmodulated carrier voltage is 1V. If the output of this transmitter is viewed on a spectrum analyzer, what voltage will be visible at the frequency 49.860 MHz?

a) 440 mV
b) 770 mV
c) 880 mV
d) None of the above

13. How many significant PAIRS of sidebands will be produced by an FM transmitter that is producing 1 KHz of deviation with a 1 KHz deviation rate (information frequency)?

a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
d) 4

14. What is the percentage modulation of an FM broadcast transmitter producing 50 KHz deviation?

a) 67%
b) 50%
c) 25%
d) None of the above

15. A certain FM transmitter operates on 95.3 MHz. The maximum frequency from the transmitter is 95.325 MHz, and the minimum frequency is 95.275 MHz. What is the deviation?

a) 50 KHz
b) 150 KHz
c) 25 KHz
d) None of the above

16. What type of FM transmitter is pictured above?

a) Armstrong WBFM
b) PLL
c) Crosby Frequency-Locked-Loop
d) None of the above

17. If the frequency at TP "A" in the figure above is 95.300 MHz, what is the MOST LIKELY frequency at TP "D"?

a) 95.300 MHz
b) 93.300 MHz
c) 91.900 MHz
d) None of the above

18. What type of FM transmitter is pictured above?

a) Armstrong WBFM
b) PLL
c) Crosby Frequency-Locked-Loop
d) None of the above

19. A 5 MHz crystal oscillator is being driven so that it has 1000 Hz of deviation. This signal is fed into an X3 frequency multiplier. What is the resultant output frequency and deviation?

a) Fout=3 MHz, Deviation=2 KHz
b) Fout=5 MHz, Deviation=3 KHz
c) Fout=15 MHz, Deviation=1 KHz
d) None of the above

20. Which class of amplifier is generally preferred for power amplification in FM transmitters?

a) A
b) B
c) C
d) None of the above

21. What is the name of the amplifier that operates at a constant frequency in an FM superheterodyne receiver?

a) The audio amplifier
b) The RF amplifier
c) The IF amplifier
d) None of these

22. What is the purpose of a LIMITER in an FM receiver?

a) Rejects the image frequency
b) Converts the carrier down to the IF frequency
c) Removes amplitude variations
d) None of the above

23. Which of these FM detectors rely on a closed loop that "follows" the instantaneous frequency changes of the incoming carrier signal?

a) Quadrature
b) Foster-Seeley
c) Ratio
d) PLL
e) None of these

24. What stage in an FM receiver rejects amplitude disturbances?

a) Detector
b) Limiter
c) Mixer
d) Preselector

25. Where is the demodulated signal taken out of a PLL FM demodulator?

a) At the reference oscillator
b) At the VCO output
c) At the loop filter output
d) None of these

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