- The frequency stability of a receiver is its ability to:
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- stay tuned to the desired signal
- track the incoming signal as it drifts
- provide a frequency standard
- provide a digital readout
- The sensitivity of a receiver specifies:
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- the bandwidth of the RF preamplifier
- the stability of the oscillator
- its ability to receive weak signals
- its ability to reject strong signals
- Of two receivers, the one capable of receiving the weakest signal will have:
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- an RF gain control
- the least internally-generated noise
- the loudest audio output
- the greatest tuning range
- The figure in a receiver's specifications which indicates its sensitivity is the:
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- bandwidth of the IF in kilohertz
- audio output in watts
- signal plus noise to noise ratio
- number of RF amplifiers
- If two receivers are compared, the more sensitive receiver will produce:
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- more than one signal
- less signal and more noise
- more signal and less noise
- a steady oscillator drift
- The ability of a receiver to separate signals close in frequency is called its:
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- noise figure
- sensitivity
- bandwidth
- selectivity
- A receiver with high selectivity has a:
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- wide bandwidth
- wide tuning range
- narrow bandwidth
- narrow tuning range
- The BFO in a superhet receiver operates on a frequency nearest to that of its:
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- RF amplifier
- audio amplifier
- local oscillator
- IF amplifier
- To receive Morse code signals, a BFO is employed in a superhet receiver to:
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- produce IF signals
- beat with the local oscillator signal to produce sidebands
- produce an audio tone to beat with the IF signal
- beat with the IF signal to produce an audio tone
- The following transmission mode is usually demodulated by a product detector:
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- pulse modulation
- double sideband full carrier modulation
- frequency modulation
- single sideband suppressed carrier modulation
- A superhet receiver for SSB reception has an insertion oscillator to:
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- replace the suppressed carrier for detection
- phase out the unwanted sideband signal
- reduce the passband of the IF stages
- beat with the received carrier to produce the other sideband
- A stage in a receiver with input and output circuits tuned to the received frequency is the:
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- RF amplifier
- local oscillator
- audio frequency amplifier
- detector
- An RF amplifier ahead of the mixer stage in a superhet receiver:
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- enables the receiver to tune a greater frequency range
- means no BFO stage is needed
- makes it possible to receive SSB signals
- increases the sensitivity of the receiver
- A communication receiver may have several IF filters of different bandwidths. The operator selects one to:
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- improve the S-meter readings
- improve the receiver sensitivity
- improve the reception of different types of signal
- increase the noise received
- The stage in a superhet receiver with a tuneable input and fixed tuned output is the:
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- RF amplifier
- mixer stage
- IF amplifier
- local oscillator
- The mixer stage of a superhet receiver:
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- produces spurious signals
- produces an intermediate frequency signal
- acts as a buffer stage
- demodulates SSB signals
- A 7 MHz signal and a 16 MHz oscillator are applied to a mixer stage. The output will contain the input frequencies and:
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- 8 and 9 MHz
- 7 and 9 MHz
- 9 and 23 MHz
- 3.5 and 9 MHz
- Selectivity in a superhet receiver is achieved primarily in the:
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- RF amplifier
- Mixer
- IF amplifier
- Audio stage
- The abbreviation AGC means:
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- attenuating gain capacitor
- automatic gain control
- anode-grid capacitor
- amplified grid conductance
- The AGC circuit in a receiver usually controls the:
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- audio stage
- mixer stage
- power supply
- RF and IF stages
- The tuning control of a superhet receiver changes the tuned frequency of the:
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- audio amplifier
- IF amplifier
- local oscillator
- post-detector amplifier
- A superhet receiver, with an IF at 500 kHz, is receiving a 14 MHz signal. The local oscillator frequency is:
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- 14.5 MHz
- 19 MHz
- 500 kHz
- 28 MHz
- An audio amplifier is necessary in a receiver because:
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- signals leaving the detector are weak
- the carrier frequency must be replaced
- the signal requires demodulation
- RF signals are not heard by the human ear
- The audio output transformer in a receiver is required to:
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- step up the audio gain
- protect the loudspeaker from high currents
- improve the audio tone
- match the output impedance of the audio amplifier to the speaker
- If the carrier insertion oscillator is counted, then a single conversion superhet receiver has:
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- one oscillator
- two oscillators
- three oscillators
- four oscillators
- A superhet receiver, with a 500 kHz IF, is receiving a signal at 21.0 MHz. A strong unwanted signal at 22 MHz is interfering. The cause is:
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- insufficient IF selectivity
- the 22 MHz signal is out-of-band
- 22 MHz is the image frequency
- insufficient RF gain
- A superhet receiver receives an incoming signal of 3540 kHz and the local oscillator produces a signal of 3995 kHz. The IF amplifier is tuned to:
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- 455 kHz
- 3540 kHz
- 3995 kHz
- 7435 kHz
- A double conversion receiver designed for SSB reception has a carrier insertion oscillator and:
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- one IF stage and one local oscillator
- two IF stages and one local oscillator
- two IF stages and two local oscillators
- two IF stages and three local oscillators
- An advantage of a double conversion receiver is that it:
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- does not drift off frequency
- produces a louder audio signal
- has improved image rejection characteristics
- is a more sensitive receiver
- A receiver squelch circuit:
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- automatically keeps the audio output at maximum level
- silences the receiver speaker during periods of no received signal
- provides a noisy operating environment
- is not suitable for pocket-size receivers