Reference no: EM131205006
Question #1 Convert the following numbers (ratios) into decibels
All answers in dB must be written with one decimal place - ONLY.
a. 2.0 =
b. 200.0 =
c. 0.02 =
d. 106 =
e. 4 x 10-4 =
Question #2 Convert the following values into decibels with the correct units
Units must be correct
a. 2.0 watts =
b. 2000 hertz =
c. 500 kelvins =
d. 107 hertz =
e. 40 mW =
Question #3 Convert the following decibel quantities into the corresponding linear values
a. 3.0 dBW =
b. -20 dBW =
c. -30 dBm =
d. 30 dBK =
e. 60.0 dBHz =
Question #4 Calculate the following expressions using dB throughout
(Do not calculate the answer in linear arithmetic and then convert to dB - show your working.)
a. 4.0 x 8.0 = 6.0 + 9.0 =
b. 200 / 8.0 = 23.0 - 9.0 =
c. 106 / 250 = 60.0 - 24.0 =
d. 1.38 x 10-23 W/K/Hz x 106 K x 1000 Hz = -228.6 + 60 + 30 =
(Noise calculation for N = k T B)
e. Do this calculation in dB units, give the result in dB units:
[4 × p × 36,500 × 103 / 0.05]2 =
Question #5
Earlier in this exercise you were told to round dB units to nearest 0.1 dB. Decibels were originally applied to sound pressure levels and it is said that a 1.0 dB difference is the smallest difference that most folks can hear. (The reference level is 1 dyne/cm2 so a sound pressure level of 1 dyne/cm2 is 0 dB.) Determine the % difference between 0 dB (ratio of 1) and 1 dB, 0 dB and 0.1 dB, and 0 dB and 0.01 dB. Hint: convert the dB values back to a ratios and then determine the % difference in the two values.
Question #6
Remember that dB is ALWAYS a ratio two powers. Yet you often see dB = 20 log (V2/V1), the ratio of two voltages. It is WRONG but every communications engineer I know (including myself) does it. Consider dB = 10 log (P2/P1) = 10 log (V22/R2)/ (V12/R1). Expand this so dB = 20 log (V2/V1) +(?). Explain when dB = 20 log (V2/V1) is correct and when it is incorrect.
Question #7 Multiple choice: mark (underline, bold, change color, etc) ALL answers that apply
A signal in the IF section of an FM radio receiver occupies the frequency band 10.61MHz to 10.79 MHz. The bandwidth of this signal is
180 MHz
180 kHz
180,000 Hz
10.7 MHz
Question #8 Multiple choice: circle ALL answers that apply
A signal in the IF section of an FM radio receiver occupies the frequency band 10.61MHz to 10.79 MHz. There is another FM signal occupying the frequency range 11.01 MHz to 11.19 MHz. A filter is used to extract the first signal. The type of filter needed is
Low pass
High pass
Band pass
Band stop
Question #9 Multiple choice: mark (underline, bold, change color, etc) ALL answers that apply
At frequencies well above the 3 dB frequency of a fourth order Butterworth low pass filter, the attenuation of the filter increases at a rate of
80 dB per octave
80 dB per decade
36 dB per decade
24 dB per octave
Question #8 Write a single paragraph on each of these topics
Explain why a hybrid transformer is needed in a telephone handset. What is the relationship between the hybrid and sidetone
Where else in a telephone system would you find a hybrid transformer? What purpose does it serve?
Why voltage is important in our field
: Why Voltage is important in our field and what can be done with it? The progress and research activities around Voltage around the World.
|
Assimilation and pluralism
: This week we discussed assimilation and pluralism. Assimilationists argue ethnic minority groups should adopt local cultural practices while pluralists defend ethnic differentiation.
|
Calculate the moment of inertia of the ball about ab
: Considering the mass of the ball to be concentrated at its center of mass, calculate its moment of inertia about AB.
|
Appeal to engineers differ from the rewards
: Do the rewards that appeal to engineers differ from the rewards that appeal to other employees, or can companies apply the same total rewards strategies for engineers as they use for other employees?
|
Convert the given values into decibels with the correct unit
: Convert the following values into decibels with the correct units. Convert the following decibel quantities into the corresponding linear values. Calculate the following expressions using dB throughout.
|
What are the pros and cons of low-active price strategy
: This price strategy characterizes the behavior of discounters in all fields: Wal-Mart and Dollar General in retail, Southwest Airlines in air travel, and so on. When a large segment of buyers is sensitive to price, a low-active price strategy may be ..
|
Could americans make such adjustments
: How would the elimination of the automobile affect social, cultural, and economic arrangements in American society? What adjustments would Americans have to make to effectively function in an "automobile-free" society?
|
Prepare quarterly production budgets for each quarter
: The January 1, 2014, inventory of HD-240 is 2,200 units. Management desires an ending inventory each quarter equal to 40% of the next quarter’s sales. Sales in the first quarter of 2015 are expected to be 25% higher than sales in the same quarter in ..
|
Current monthly bank reconcilement
: On a current monthly bank reconcilement, it is requiring a receipt of $86.77 be added to the beginning balance so that the bank statement and general ledger match. The previous month's bank reconcilement already had the $86.77 added to the beginning ..
|