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This document is an assignment for a course on Analogue and Digital Communication, focusing on VHF Communication in aircraft. It includes questions on demodulated signals, altitude calculations, RF signal frequencies, and channel spacing standards. The assignment is due on March 25, 2025, and contains multiple choice questions related to VHF communication systems.

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Assignment 1

This document is an assignment for a course on Analogue and Digital Communication, focusing on VHF Communication in aircraft. It includes questions on demodulated signals, altitude calculations, RF signal frequencies, and channel spacing standards. The assignment is due on March 25, 2025, and contains multiple choice questions related to VHF communication systems.

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DEPARTMENT OF AVIONICS ENGINEERING

SUBJECT : Analogue and digital communication


SUBJECT CODE : 408448
ASSIGNMENT NO : 01

TITLE : VHF Communication in aircraft

SUBMITTED TO : Sir Irfan Majid


SEMESTER : 6th

SECTION : B

Marks Obtain
Group Member 1 Group Member 2
NAME MAHNOOR
REGISTRATION NO 220701002
ASSIGNMENT 1
PERFORMANCE
TOTAL MARKS

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 25th March,2025


DATE OF SUBMISSION: 25th March,2025

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QUESTION#1:

Derive the demodulated signals obtained from quadrature amplitude modulation?

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Test your understanding 4.1

Determine the altitude of an aircraft that would provide a line-of-sight distance to a


ground station located at a distance of 125 nm.

Test your understanding 4.2

Determine the RF signal frequency components present in a DSB amplitude modulated


carrier wave at 118.975 MHz when the modulating signal comprises pure tones at 2 kHz
and 5 kHz.

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Test your understanding 4.3

How many channels at a spacing of 12.5 kHz can occupy the band extending from 118 MHz
to 125 MHz

QUESTION:

Why did Europe adopt an 8.33 kHz channel spacing standard for aircraft VHF voice
communication, while the United States chose not to follow suit?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

2. The method of modulation currently employed for aircraft VHF voice communication is:

a) MSK
b) D8PSK

c) DSB AM.

ANSWER:

3. The channel spacing currently used in Europe for aircraft VHF voice communication is:

a) 8.33 kHz and 25 kHz

b) 12.5 kHz and 25 kHz


c) 25 kHz and 50 kHz.

ANSWER:

4. Which one of the following gives the approximate LOS range for an aircraft at an
altitude of 15,000 feet?

a) 74 nm

b) 96 nm

c) 135 nm.
ANSWER:

5. The function of the compressor stage in an aircraft VHF radio is:


a) to reduce the average level of modulation

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b) to increase the average level of modulation

c) to produce 100% modulation at all times.

ANSWER:

6. The function of the squelch stage in an aircraft VHF radio is:

a) to eliminate noise when no signal is received

b) to increase the sensitivity of the receiver for weak signals

c) to remove unwanted adjacent channel interference.

ANSWER:

7. Large passenger aircraft normally carry:

a) two VHF radios

b) three VHF radios

c) four VHF radios.

ANSWER:

8. The typical bandwidth of a DSB AM voice signal is:

a) 3.4 kHz

b) 7 kHz

c) 25 kHz.
ANSWER:

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9. The disadvantage of narrow channel spacing Is:
a) the need for increased receiver sensitivity

b) the possibility of adjacent channel interference

c) large amounts of wasted space between channels

ANSWER:

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