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This document contains 20 questions related to signal processing concepts like converting between voltage, power and dB units, calculating signal-to-noise ratios, noise figure and noise power for electronic systems and components. The questions involve topics such as microwave transmitters, satellite receivers, impedance matching, noise spectral density, amplifier noise figure and calculating noise levels for multi-stage systems.

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Assignment Chapter 1-1

This document contains 20 questions related to signal processing concepts like converting between voltage, power and dB units, calculating signal-to-noise ratios, noise figure and noise power for electronic systems and components. The questions involve topics such as microwave transmitters, satellite receivers, impedance matching, noise spectral density, amplifier noise figure and calculating noise levels for multi-stage systems.

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ASSIGNMENT 1

QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS


1. A signal level of 0.4µV is measured on the input to a satellite receiver. Express this voltage in
terms of dBµV. Assume a 50-Ω system.
2. A microwave transmitter typically requires a +8-dBm audio level to drive the input fully. If a
+10-dBm level is measured, what is the actual voltage level measured? Assume a 600-Ω system.
3. If an impedance matched amplifier has a power gain (P out / P in) of 15, what is the value for
the voltage gain (V out / V in)?

4. Convert the following powers to their dBm equivalents:


(a) p = 1 W (30 dBm)
(b) p = 0.001 W (0 dBm)
(c) p = 0.0001 W (-10 dBm)
(d) p = 25mW (-16 dBm)
5. The output power for an audio amplifier is specified to be 38 dBm. Convert this value to (a)
watts and (b) dBW.

6. A 600-_microphone outputs a -70-dBm level. Calculate the equivalent output voltage for the
-70-dBm level.

7. A 2.15-V rms signal is measured across a 600-_ load. Convert this measured value to its dBm
equivalent.

8. A 2.15-V rms signal is measured across a 50-_ load. Convert this measured value to its dBm
(50) equivalent.

9. The noise produced by a resistor is to be amplified by a noiseless amplifier having a voltage


gain of 75 and a bandwidth of 100 kHz. A sensitive meter at the output reads 240 µV rms.
Assuming operation at 37°C, calculate the resistor’s resistance. If the bandwidth were cut to 25
kHz, determine the expected output meter reading.

10. The noise spectral density is given by e2 n /∆f = 4kTR. Determine the bandwidth ∆f of a system
in which the noise voltage generated by a 20kΩ resistor is 20µV rms at room temperature.

11. Calculate the S/N ratio for a receiver output of 4 V signal and 0.48 V noise both as a ratio and
in decibel form.

12. The receiver in Problem 11 has an S/N ratio of 110 at its input. Calculate the receiver’s noise
figure (NF) and noise ratio (NR).
13. An amplifier with NF = 6 dB has S i / N i of 25 dB. Calculate the S o / N o in dB and as a
ratio.
14. A three-stage amplifier has an input stage with noise ratio (NR) = 5 and power gain PG = 50.
Stages 2 and 3 have NR = 10 and PG = 1000. Calculate the NF for the overall system.

15. A two-stage amplifier has a 3-dB bandwidth of 150 kHz determined by an LC circuit at its
input and operates at 27°C. The first stage has P G = 8 dB and NF = 2.4 dB. The second stage has
P G = 40 dB and NF = 6.5 dB. The output is driving a load of 300 Ω. In testing this system, the
noise of a 100-kΩ resistor is applied to its input. Calculate the input and output noise voltage and
power and the system noise figure.

16. A microwave antenna ( T eq = 25 K) is coupled through a network ( T eq = 30 K) to a microwave


receiver with T eq = 60 K referred to its output. Calculate the noise power at its input for a 2-MHz
bandwidth. Determine the receiver’s NF.

17. You are working on a single-stage amplifier that has a 200-kHz bandwidth and a voltage gain
of 100 at room temperature. The external noise is negligible. A 1-mV signal is applied to the
amplifier’s input. If the amplifier has a 5-dB NF and the input noise is generated by a 2-kΩ resistor,
what output noise voltage would you predict?

18. Define electrical noise and explain why it is so troublesome to a communications receiver.

19. Explain the difference between external and internal noise.

20. List and briefly explain the various types of external noise.

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