SSB Transmitters

Question 1

What will occur when a non-linear amplifier is used with a single-sideband phone transmitter?

Answer 1

Distortion

Question 2

To produce a single-sideband suppressed carrier transmission it is necessary to ____ the carrier and to _____ the unwanted sideband.

Answer 2

Cancel, filter

Question 3

In a single-sideband phone signal, what determines the PEP-to-average power ratio?

Answer 3

The speech characteristics

Question 4

What is the approximate ratio of peak envelope power to average power during normal voice modulation peak in a single-sideband phone signal?

Answer 4

2.5 to 1

Question 5

What is the output peak envelope power from a transmitter as measured on an oscilloscope showing 200 volts peak-to-peak across a 50-ohm load resistor?

Answer 5

100 watts

Question 6

What would be the voltage across a 50-ohm dummy load dissipating 1,200 watts?

Answer 6

245 volts