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AMATEUR PRACTICES · Receiver performance characteristics: dynamic range; intermodulation and cross-modulation interference; third-order intercept; desensitization; preselector; sensitivity; link margin

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What is meant by the blocking dynamic range of a receiver?

  1. AThe difference in dB between the noise floor and the level of an incoming signal that will cause 1 dB of gain compression
  2. BThe minimum difference in dB between the levels of two FM signals that will cause one signal to block the other
  3. CThe difference in dB between the noise floor and the third-order intercept point
  4. DThe minimum difference in dB between two signals which produce third-order intermodulation products greater than the noise floor
Why Blocking dynamic range measures how strong an unwanted signal can get before it starts choking off the receiver's gain. The bottom reference is the receiver's noise floor (MDS), and the top reference is the level of an off-channel signal that compresses the receiver gain by 1 dB. The span between those two levels, in dB, is the blocking dynamic range, and bigger is better because it means strong nearby signals do not desensitize the receiver.
Watch out The choice about two signals producing third-order products above the noise floor describes intermodulation-distortion dynamic range (IMD DR3), a different spec measured with two tones rather than one strong blocker.
Blocking DR = noise floor up to the 1 dB compression point. One signal, 1 dB. Two tones means IMD dynamic range instead.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  1. E4D01 What is meant by the blocking dynamic range of a receiver?
  2. E4D02 Which of the following describes problems caused by poor dynamic range in a receiver?
  3. E4D03 What creates intermodulation interference between two repeaters in close proximity?
  4. E4D04 Which of the following is used to reduce or eliminate intermodulation interference in a repeater caused by a …
  5. E4D06 What is the term for the reduction in receiver sensitivity caused by a strong signal near the received freque…
  6. E4D07 Which of the following reduces the likelihood of receiver desensitization?
  7. E4D08 What causes intermodulation in an electronic circuit?
  8. E4D09 What is the purpose of the preselector in a communications receiver?
  9. E4D10 What does a third-order intercept level of 40 dBm mean with respect to receiver performance?
  10. E4D11 Why are odd-order intermodulation products, created within a receiver, of particular interest compared to oth…
  11. E4D12 What is the link margin in a system with a transmit power level of 10 W (+40 dBm), a system antenna gain of 1…
  12. E4D13 What is the received signal level with a transmit power of 10 W (+40 dBm), a transmit antenna gain of 6 dBi, …
  13. E4D14 What power level does a receiver minimum discernible signal of -100 dBm represent?
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