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process of inputing low frequency signal on a high frequency carrier signal varying the radio frequency |
MODULATION |
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The amplitude of a carrier varies depending on the info signal |
Amplitude modulation |
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What year was AM made |
1870 |
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KHZ of AM? |
535 - 1705 KHZ |
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what signal bounce off ionosphere |
Am signals |
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What has larger distance? AM or FM |
AM |
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Frequency of the carrier wave is changed |
Frequency modulation |
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Who made FM |
Edwin Armstrong |
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What has a larger bandwidth? Am or Fm |
FM |
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What year was FM made |
1930 |
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Phase of the carrier is altered according to frequency of the message signal |
Phase Modulation |
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Sending info over long distances as low frequency |
Modulation |
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Receives info thru modulation, the receiving end |
Demodulation |
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Uses discrete signal for modulating carrier wave |
Digital Modulation |
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What is PSK? |
Phase Shift Keying |
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What is FSK |
Frequency Shift Keying |
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What is ASK |
Amplitude Shift Keying |
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What is QAM |
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
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Device that recovers info of interest which is contained in a modulated wave |
Detector |
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Updated form of detector used for extracting original info from a modulated carrier wave |
Demodulator |
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Converts a low power radio frequency signal to higher power signal |
RF amplifier |
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meaning of the acronym of RADAR |
radio detection and ranging |
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System that uses radio waves to detect and to fix the postion of target |
RADAR |
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what is the principle of radar |
Principal of radio echoes |
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To locate target what antenna do u use |
Directional Antenna |
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what are the 2 parts of transmitting system |
Transmitter and pulser |
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Two parts of receiving system |
Receiver, indicator |
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Single antenna used for both achieved using |
RF Switch |
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What do u call the switching arrangements |
Duplexer |
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What is a cathode ray tube |
Indicator |
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What is the meaning of LASER |
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
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Device that emits light through a process of optical amplification |
LASER |
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Electrons in the ground state absorb energy from photons to jump into higher energy level |
Absorption of Radiation |
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If energy is orbiting close to nucleus its energy is |
Lower energy |
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Electron jumped to ______ after absorbing photon |
Excited state |
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Process by which electrons in the excited state returns to ground state by emiting photons |
Spontaneous Emission |
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How long is the lifetime of excited electrons |
8-10 secs |
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Incident photon interacts with excoted electron and forces it to return to ground state |
Stimulated Emission |
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Is the stimulated emission artificial or natural process |
Artificial |
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Photo sensitive transisitor receives laser from LED transmitter |
T3 |