GRF-1300 User Manual and Teaching Materials
Experiment 5: AM Signal Measurement
Relevant
information
Message signals are usually of a low frequency. In general,
these low frequency signals are not appropriate for
transmission. Therefore, modulation is required to transmit
messages for communication and test systems. Modulation is a
signal adjustment method used in signal transmission. It is used
to modulate a low frequency signal which carries information
with a signal of an appropriate frequency. This is used to solve
problems associated with the amplification and transmission of
weak signals. The role of modulation in RF communication
systems is essential. Not only is modulation used to modulate
the original low-frequency signal and its transmission, but it is
also used for frequency division multiplexing (FDM). If signals
with the same frequency range are transmitted on the same
channel at the same time, they can easily interfere with each
other, and hence why they are first modulated onto different
carriers so that multiple signals can be transmitted
simultaneously. These experiments start with amplitude
modulation. The spectrum analyzer is used to measure the
characteristics of AM signals, which has a great significance for
students to master FM as well as AM principles and
characteristics.
Item Equipment
Quantity Note
1
Spectrum analyzer
1
GSP-730
2
RF & Communication Trainer
1
GRF-1300
3
RF wire
2
100mm
4
RF wire
1
800mm
Experiment
equipment
5
Adapter
1
N-SMA
Experiment
goals
1.
Learn the working principals of amplitude modulation.
2.
Use the spectrum analyzer to measure the AM characteristics
of an RF signal.
Experiment
principles
Modulation is the process of moving a low-frequency signal
to a high-frequency and then transmitting the high-frequency
signal. Generally the low frequency signal carrying the original
information is called the modulating signal or baseband signal.
The high-frequency signal is known as the carrier signal. After
the carrier signal is modulated by the modulating signal, the
resultant signal is called the modulated wave. There are three
kinds of modulation methods that are used: AM, FM and phase
modulation.
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Summary of Contents for GRF-1300
Page 15: ...Introduction to the GRF 1300 Figure A 10 Operation interface for HyperTerminal 13 ...
Page 19: ...Overview of the Time and Frequency Domain Time domain Frequency domain 17 ...
Page 20: ...GRF 1300 User Manual and Teaching Materials NOTES 18 ...
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Page 31: ...An Introduction to Spectrum Analyzers NOTES 29 ...
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Page 57: ...RF Communication and Signals Experiments NOTES 55 ...
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Page 59: ...RF Communication and Signals Experiments NOTES 57 ...
Page 95: ...RF Communication and Signals Experiments 10MHz frequency deviation test results 93 ...
Page 101: ...Test for Learning Outcomes NOTES 99 ...
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Page 109: ...Appendix Modulation Index and Sideband Amplitude Comparison Table 107 ...