ADEN UNIVERSITY
Name: Abdulbary Qaid Rashed Hassan
ID Number: 2405061001
Course: Communication 1 Lab
EXPERIMENT REPORT: SSB-SC MODULATION
1. EXPERIMENT TITLE
Generation of Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier (SSB-SC) Modulation.
2. OBJECTIVE
• To study the fundamental principles of Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier (SSB-SC) modulation.
• To implement and analyze the generation of an SSB-SC signal using the Filter Method.
• To observe the elimination of the carrier and one of the sidebands in the frequency spectrum.
3. TOOLS & COMPONENTS
• Communication Trainer Kit (with Balanced Modulator and Bandpass Filter modules)
• Signal Generator (for baseband message and RF carrier signals)
• Dual-Trace Oscilloscope (to observe time-domain waveforms)
• Spectrum Analyzer (to observe frequency-domain components)
• BNC Connector Cables and Patch Cords
4. CIRCUIT / BLOCK DIAGRAM
Message Signal Balanced DSB-SC Sideband Filter SSB-SC
Generator (fm) Modulator (Bandpass) (USB / LSB)
Carrier Osc. (fc)
Figure 1: Block Diagram of SSB-SC Generation using the Filter Method.
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5. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
The experiment was carried out by setting the modulating message frequency to f_m = 1 kHz and the
high-frequency carrier oscillator to f_c = 100 kHz. The spectral outputs measured at successive stages
are summarized below:
OBSERVED
MEASUREMENT STAGE SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
FREQUENCIES
DSB-SC signal. Carrier component (100 kHz)
Balanced Modulator Output 99 kHz & 101 kHz
is suppressed.
Bandpass Filter Output SSB-SC signal. Lower sideband (99 kHz) is
101 kHz
(USB Mode) rejected.
Bandpass Filter Output (LSB SSB-SC signal. Upper sideband (101 kHz) is
99 kHz
Mode) rejected.
6. CONCLUSION
The experiment successfully demonstrated the generation of a Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier
(SSB-SC) signal. By utilizing a balanced modulator, the carrier power was entirely suppressed, creating a
DSB-SC signal. Passing this signal through a highly selective bandpass sideband filter isolated a single
sideband (either USB or LSB).
Ultimately, SSB-SC modulation proves to be highly advantageous in practical telecommunications
because it cuts the required transmission bandwidth exactly in half (B = f_m) compared to standard AM
and DSB-SC systems, while completely preserving the core information and saving significant transmitter
power.
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