Electronics & Hardware Exercise 2.6.

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Electronics Mechanic - Communication Electronics

Test IC based AM transmitter and test the transmitter power. Calculate the
modulation index
Objectives : At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• construct and test the IC based AM transmitter
• measure waveform and calculate percentage of modulation.

Requirements

Tools/Equipments/Instruments Materials/Components
• Trainees tool kit - 1 Set. • Bread board - 1 No.
• Variable DC power supply • IC 555 - 1 No.

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(0 - 30 V/2A) - 1 No. • Condenser mic - 1 No.
• RF power meter - 1 No. • Resistor CR 25, 1kW, 390 W - 1 No each.

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• DMM with probes - 1 No. • Ceramic Capacitor 0.001 μF - 1 No.
• CRO • Electrolytic capacitor

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(0 - 20 MHz; Dual trace with probe kit) - 1 Set. 1000μF/25V - 1 No.
• Hook up wire - 4 m.

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• Linear graph sheet - 1 No.

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PROCEDURE

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TASK 1: Construction of IC based AM transmitter and test the power
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1 Collect all the components / materials required for the 4 Connect 3 m long hookup wire at pin no. 3 as antenna.
circuit as shown in Fig 1.
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5 Prepare the CRO for output measurement, connect

across the AM transmitter circuit pin no. 3 and ground.
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6 Switch ON 9VDC to the circuit and observe the

waveform on the CRO
7 Speak through the condenser mic continuously and
observe the maximum amplitude and minimum
amplitude on the CRO.
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8 Record the observations in Table 1.

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9 Connect the RF power meter across pin no. 3 of IC

555 and ground. Repeat step 7 and 8 above.
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10 Get the work checked by the Instructor.

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2 Plan the layout of the components on the bread board, Table - 1

insert all the components and interconnect using
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hookup wire jumpers and assemble the AM transmitter. Minimum Amplitude ........................
Maximum Amplitude ........................
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Note: Refer to the pin out of IC 555 and carefully

insert onto the breadboard RF Power Meter Reading ........................

3 Verify the connection with correct polarity and pin

number of IC 555.

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TASK 2: Calculation of modulation index
1 Connect the CRO across the AM transmitter circuit at 4 Use the following formula to calculate the modulation
pin no.3 and ground index
2 Switch ON the 9VDC and repeat step 7 of TASK - 1.
 Maximum amplitude  
3 Draw the waveform on the graph sheet and mark the  
maximum and the minimum amplitude as shown in Modulation Index(m) 
 Minimum amplitude 
Fig 1  Maximum amplitude  
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 Minimum amplitude 

5 Substitute the maximum and minimum amplitude

values observed and find the modulation index
6 Get the work checked by the instructor

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90 E&H : Electronics Mechanic (NSQF - Revised 2022) - Exercise 2.6.177