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SSB-SC AMPLITUDE
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 INTRODUCTION

This trainer has been designed with a view to provide practical and experimental knowledge of SSB-SC
Amplitude Modulation /Demodulation technique as practically implemented in Analog Communication systems
on a SINGLE PCB.

SPECIFICATION

1. Power supply requirement : 230V AC, 50 Hz.

2. Built in IC based power supply.

3. On Board AF Modulating signal generator - Sine wave

Frequency Range : 300 Hz to 3.4 KHz
Amplitude : 0 to 5 Vpp.

4. On Board RF carrier signal generator.

Frequency Range : 100 KHz to 1 MHz.
Amplitude : 0 to 10 Vpp.

5. On Board Band Pass Filter (452-458 KHz).

6. Modulator Type : Balanced modulator.

7. Demodulator Type : Product detector

8. Standard Accessories : 1. A Training Manual.

2. Connecting Patch cords.

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 CHAPTER-1

CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION OF SSB-SC AMPLITUDE MODULATION & DEMODULATION

The SSB-SC AM Modulation and Demodulation System consists of following sections.

1. Modulating Audio Signal Generator

2. RF. Carrier Oscillator
3. Balanced Amplitude Modulator
4. Band Pass Filter
5. Product detector
6. Low pass Filter
7. Power supply.

(1) Modulating Audio Signal Generator section:

IC 8038 - waveform generator - is used generate sine wave signal. 10K Pot is used to vary its frequency. The
frequency range is 300 Hz to 3.4Khz. Two 100K presets are adjusted for proper peaks of sine wave signal. 1K
preset is used to adjust duty cycle. The sine wave output signal available at pin 2 of IC 8038 is given to IC 356
through Amplitude pot for amplification. The amplified sinewave signal from pin 6 of IC 356 is then available at
“SINE O/P” terminal. 22k Pot is used to vary the amplitude of Sine wave signal. The output amplitude varies
from 0 to 5Vpp.

(2) R.F. Carrier Oscillator section:

1 s t BC548 Transistor is used generate RF sine wave signal. 15K Pot is used to vary its frequency. The
frequency range is 100KHz to 1MHz. Then transistors pair BC558/BC548 and BC558/BC548) are used to amplify
this RF oscillation. The amplified RF sine wave signal available at emitter junction of BC558/BC548 is given to
“RF O/P” terminal through amplitude preset and Pot. There are two “RF O/P” signals. One is directly given to
“RF CARRIER” terminal of balanced modulator section. Second RF signal can be connected at “RF I/P” of
Product detector section.10K Pot is used to vary the amplitude of Sine wave signal. The output amplitude vary
from 0 to 10Vpp.

(3) Balanced Modulator section:

IC 1496 is used as balanced modulator. The modulating audio signal is connected at pin 1 through buffer
transistor BC548B. This IC has two inputs as it works as balanced modulator. The Second input can be connected
at pin 4 through buffer transistor BC548B. The RF carrier signal is connected at pin 8 through coupling capacitor
from RF carrier oscillator section. The modulated outputs are available at pin 12 and 6 of this IC, which are then
balanced amplified by transistor pairs -BC548B and BC558B. The final balanced modulated output is available at
AM MOD O/P terminal.100K preset is used to balance carrier signal while 1K preset is used to balance input
audio signal. Output 1K preset is used to adjust output zero DC level. Output 2K2 preset is used to vary level of
AM modulated signal.

(4) Band Pass Filter section:

The filter made here is of Band pass filter having range 455KHz to 458KHz. Crystal 455Khz is used as Band
pass filter. This filter is used to obtain Suppressed Carrier Double Side Band (DSB-SC) Modulated signal from
DSB signal.

(5). Product detector section:

This section is similar to Balanced Modulator section. The difference is only that input pin 8 is given RF
carrier oscillator signal from RF carrier oscillator and pin 1 is given AM modulated signal from Balanced
Modulator section. The output is product of these two signals, which contains basic audio modulating signal,
which can be filtered by low pass filter.

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(6). Low pass filter: -
This section passes only low frequencies up to 3.4 KHz & reduces all other frequencies. This filter is required
to remove RF carrier signal components from demodulated signal. This section is based on IC 741 & R-C circuits

(7) Power supply section: -

The regulated power supply is used for different supply voltages.

Following output D.C. Voltages are required to operate DSB-SC AM Modulation demodulation system.
+15V, 250mA,
-15V, 250mA,

Two three terminal regulators are used for different output voltages i.e. IC 7815 for +15Vand IC 7915 for -
15V,

These ICs are supplied different dc input voltages by two Bridge rectifiers consisting of D1-D4 and two
1000/25 EC. The capacitors at each input & each output are for filtering purpose.

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 BLOCK DIAGRAM OF SSB-SC AMPLITUDE MODULATION & DEMODULATION

Modulating Balanced
Audio Signal Modulator (without carrier insertion) Detected
Output
AF Band pass Product
Filter SSB-SC Amplitude Detector
Modulated Signal

Audio
Signal

RF

RF Carrier

Modulator Demodulator

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 EXPERIMENTS

EXP. 1. TO GENERATE SSB-SC AM SIGNAL:

1. Connect following links:

a. Link between Sine O/P terminal of Audio generator and MOD I/P terminal of balanced modulator.
b. Link between RF O/P terminal of RF Oscillator and RF I/P terminal of Product detector.

2. Connect CRO channel-1 at Sine O/P terminal.

Adjust amplitude of sine wave to 1 Vpp and audio frequency to 3 KHz. ___ Waveform (T1)

3. Connect CRO channel-1 at RF O/P terminal.

Adjust RF oscillator amplitude to 10 Vpp and frequency to 455 KHz. ___Waveform (T2)

4. Connect the output of balanced modulator to the input of Band pass filter. i.e. connect link between
AM MOD O/P terminal of balanced modulator and INPUT terminal of Band Pass filter.

5. Connect CRO channel-2 at the output of Bandpass filter. This is SSB -SC signal as it filters 455 KHz
carrier signal.

This waveform is similar to DSB-SC waveform on CRO in TIME DOMAIN but it is different in
FREQUENCY DOMAIN and can be seen only on Spectrum Analyser. ____Waveform (T3)

EXP. 2. TO DEMODULATE SSB-SC SIGNAL USING PRODUCT DETECTOR: -

6. Connect output of Band pass filter to the input of Product detector. i.e. connect link between OUTPUT
terminal of Band Pass filter and AM I/P terminal of Product detector.

7. Connect demodulator output signal of product detector to the input terminal of Low pass filter.
i.e. Link between DEMOD O/P terminal of product detector and I/P terminal of Low pass filter.

8. Connect CRO Channel 2 at DEMOD O/P output terminal of product detector.

Start varying R.F. carrier frequency from 100 KHz to 460KHz. Carefully observe output on CRO.

9. The proper (maximum peak signal) demodulated sine wave will be available only at two carrier frequencies.
This due to passing of Upper Side band and Lower side band at two different frequencies of RF carrier
frequencies. ______ Waveform (T4)

10. The theory for step 9 is as under.

(a) When AF frequency is 3 KHZ and RF frequency is 450 KHZ then
Output frequency of Product detector is
450+3 = 453 KHz - Upper Side Band
450-3 = 447 KHz - Lower Side Band
When these frequencies passes through band pass filter of bandwidth 452-458 KHZ,
453 KHz - Upper Side Band will pass and 447 KHz - Lower Side Band will not pass.
Hence one peak output will be available at Upper Side band.
(b) When AF frequency is 3 KHZ and RF frequency is 458 KHZ then
Output frequency of Product detector is
458+3 = 461 KHz - Upper Side Band
458-3 = 455 KHz - Lower Side Band
When these frequencies passes through band pass filter of bandwidth 452-458 KHZ,
461 KHz - Upper Side Band will not pass and 455 KHz - Lower Side Band will pass.
Hence second peak output will be available at Lower Side band.

Thus proper (maximum peak signal) demodulated sine wave will be available only at two carrier frequencies
and it proves SSB-SC modulation.

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 TEST POINT WAVEFORMS

T1. Modulating Sinewave signal: - (at Sine O/P terminal of Audio Oscillator) : 1 KHz, 1Vpp-

+ 0.5V

H = 0.5 ms
V = 1.0 V
Trig = CRO-1

-0.5V
1ms

T2. R. F. Carrier Signal: - (at RF O/P terminal of RF Oscillator) fc = 455 KHz, 10Vpp

+5V

H = 1us
V = 5.0 V
Trig = CRO-1

-5V 2.2us

T3. SSB-SC Modulated signal: (at AM MOD O/P terminal of Product detector)

+0.5V

H = 0.5 ms
V = 0.5 V
Trig = CRO-2

-0.50V
0.33ms

Note that DSB-SC and SSB-Sc modulated waveform will look similar on CRO as CRO displays time
domain signals. Only on Spectrum Analyser both waveforms will differ.

T4. Demodulated SSB-SC Signal: - (at DEMD O/P terminal of Product detector)

+2.0V

H = 0.5 ms
V = 1.0 V
Trig = CRO-2

-2.0V

Conclusion: This completes experiment of SSB-SC Amplitude modulation and demodulation.

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