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Determine AM Modulation with an Oscilloscope
The table below allows you to easily determine the modulation level
of an AM transmitter. Connect an RF sample to the horizontal input of
an oscilloscope and set the peak-to-peak (pk-pk) unmodulated carrier
level to occupy two divisions. Then apply modulation and read the
peak-to-peak level. Find the nearest number in the scope division
column below and read the modulation percentage from the left-most
column of the same row.
| Modulation
(%) |
Sideband Power
(dbc)1 |
Scope Divisions |
|
0 |
N/A |
2.0 |
|
1 |
-46 |
2.02 |
|
2 |
-40 |
2.04 |
|
10 |
-26 |
2.2 |
|
20 |
-20 |
2.4 |
|
30 |
-16.5 |
2.6 |
|
40 |
-14 |
2.8 |
|
50 |
-12 |
3.0 |
|
60 |
-10.4 |
3.2 |
|
70 |
-9.1 |
3.4 |
|
80 |
-7.9 |
3.6 |
|
90 |
-6.9 |
3.8 |
|
95 |
-6.5 |
3.9 |
|
100 |
-6.0 |
4.0 |
|
105 |
-5.6 |
4.2 |
|
110 |
-5.2 |
4.4 |
|
115 |
-4.8 |
4.6 |
|
120 |
-4.4 |
4.8 |
|
130 |
-3.7 |
5.2 |
|
140 |
-3.1 |
5.6 |
|
150 |
-2.5 |
6.0 |
|
160 |
-1.9 |
6.4 |
|
170 |
-1.4 |
6.8 |
|
180 |
-0.9 |
7.2 |
|
190 |
-0.4 |
7.6 |
|
200 |
0.0 |
8.0 |
Notes:
1 - The power in each sideband relative to the carrier power (dBc), is
determined by
Pssb = 10log(Pssb/Pc), where Pssb is the power in a single sideband,
and Pc is the carrier power.
The power in a single sideband is equal to one-half the modulation
power.
Modulation power is determined by
Pm = m^2(Pc)/2, where Pm is the modulation power, m is the modulation
index (percentage expressed as a decimal), and Pc is the carrier
power.
Source: The AM Window
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