True or False
1. As the frequency increases, the energy of an EM wave
increases.
2. As the wavelength of an EM wave decreases, the
frequency also decreases.
3. The frequency and wavelength are inversely
proportional to each other.
True or False
4. The gamma ray has the lowest frequency among the
EM waves.
5. To determine the wavelength of an EM wave this
equation can be used,
λ = f/v.
6. The unit of frequency is Hertz (Hz).
True or False
a. The modulated carrier wave is the sent to the
amplifier.
b. The microphone transforms sound waves
into electric signal.
c. The signals are sent to the modulator and the
oscillator generates the fixed frequency carrier waves.
d. The antenna generates radio waves that
travel into space.
e. The amplified modulated carrier wave is then
sent to the broadcast antenna.
a. The tuner selects the frequency received by the
antenna.
b. The antenna picks up all frequencies.
c. The amplified signal passes the demodulator
that removes the carrier waves.
d. The received weak signals passes through
the amplifier
e. The audio signals are fed to the
loudspeakers which converts them back to sound
waves.
1. What A generates and transmits radio signals?
2. What M changes the amplitude or frequency of a carrier
wave?
3. What M converts sound waves into audio signal?
4. What A increases the energy of the modulated carrier
waves?
5. What T selects the frequency received by the antenna?
6. What S converts audio signal back to sound waves?
7. What D removes the audio signal from the carrier
waves?
To modulate, patterns of variations called signals must be
Radio waves produced containing all the information that wishes to
send and this signal is overlaid onto the radio wave.
being transmitted
and received
cannot carry
information,
messages, and
sounds unless
they are
modulated.
To modulate, patterns of variations called signals must be
Radio waves produced containing all the information that wishes to
send and this signal is overlaid onto the radio wave.
being transmitted
and received
cannot carry
information,
messages, and
sounds unless
they are
modulated.
AMPLITUDE - ALTERED AMPLITUDE - CONSTANT
FREQUENCY - CONSTANT FREQUENCY - ALTERED
AM stations and the visual aspect of the It is used by FM stations, sound portion of the
TV signal use amplitude modulation. TV signal, cordless phone and cell phones.
530 kHz to 1700 kHz (affected by static 88 MHz and 108 MHz (they can not be easily
and other interference) affected by static and interference.)
AM has poorer sound quality compared with FM, FM is less prone to interference than AM. However,
but is cheaper and can be transmitted over long FM signals are impacted by physical barriers. FM has
distances. It has a lower bandwidth so it can better sound quality due to higher bandwidth.
have more stations available in any frequency
range.
A television transmitter works in a similar way as the radio station,
using FM for audio and AM for video; both audio and video signals are
mixed with carrier frequencies. The most common way the TV receives
signal is through the antenna (e.g. analog TV). When you turn in to
your favorite channel, the TV extracts the video and sound signal of
the particular frequency band.
Guide Questions:
1. What are the elements of broadcast television?
2. What is the function of the following parts of television
broadcasting?
a. image source
b. sound source
c. audio frequency amplifiers
d. IF amplifiers
e. monitor
d. transmitter
3. What is the role of the radio wave in television broadcasting?
Directions: Write agree if the statement is correct and disagree if
the otherwise.
1. The camera converts light into electrical signal.
2. The monitor or the tv set turns video signals back to light waves
3. The audio frequency amplifiers are used to strengthen signals in
the range of human hearing.
4. The transmitter sent both audio signal and video signals over
theair waves.
5. In television broadcast, the frequency of the carrier wave for the
video signal is changed.
