Baton Rouge Community College
Academic Affairs Master Syllabus
Date Approved or Revised: March 1, 2012
Course Name: Avionics Communications Systems
Course Number: AMTV 105
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 225
Credit Hours: 6
Course Description: Prepares students to analyze and repair communication components.
Prerequisites: AMTV 101 and AMTV 103
Co-requisites: None
Suggested Enrollment Cap: 25
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able
to:
1. Demonstrate the operation, testing and troubleshooting of Aircraft
Communication Systems, including VHF, HF, SATCOM, ACARS, SELCAL AND
ELT.
2. Draw, analyze and troubleshoot AM and FM Transmitters
3. Draw, analyze and troubleshoot AM and FM Receivers
4. Draw, analyze and troubleshoot AM and FM Transceivers
Assessment Measures: Assessment of all learning outcomes will be measured using the
following methods:
1. Quizzes, Tests, and/or Final Exam (cumulative/comprehensive).
2. Evaluations of applications of processes learned using an instructor-designed
rubric.
3. Homework, projects, class participation/attendance, and/or extra credit projects.
Information to be included on the Instructor’s Course Syllabi:
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Disability Statement: Baton Rouge Community College seeks to meet the needs of its
students in many ways. See the Office of Disability Services to receive suggestions for
disability statements that should be included in each syllabus.
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Grading: The College grading policy should be included in the course syllabus. Any
special practices should also go here. This should include the instructor’s and/or the
department’s policy for make-up work. For example in a speech course, “Speeches not
given on due date will receive no grade higher than a sixty” or “Make-up work will not
be accepted after the last day of class.”
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Attendance Policy: Include the overall attendance policy of the college. Instructors may
want to add additional information in individual syllabi to meet the needs of their
courses.
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General Policies: Instructors’ policy on the use of things such as beepers and cell phones
and/or hand held programmable calculators should be covered in this section.
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Cheating and Plagiarism: This must be included in all syllabi and should include the
penalties for incidents in a given class. Students should have a clear idea of what
constitutes cheating in a given course.
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Safety Concerns: In some programs this may be a major issue. For example, “No
student will be allowed in the safety lab without safety glasses.” General statements such
as, “Items that may be harmful to one’s self or others should not be brought to class.”
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Library/ Learning Resources: Since the development of the total person is part of our
mission, assignments in the library and/or the Learning Resources Center should be
included to assist students in enhancing skills and in using resources. Students should be
encouraged to use the library for reading enjoyment as part of lifelong learning.
Expanded Course Outline:
I.
II.
AM and FM Transmitters
A.
Define DSB, SSB and FM modulation.
B.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot AM and FM RF oscillator circuits.
C.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot buffer and multiplier circuits.
D.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot RF power amplifier circuits.
E.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot AM and FM modulation circuits.
F.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot microphone circuits.
G.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot balanced modulators and SSB filter circuits.
H.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot AM and FM power supply circuits.
I.
Make power, frequency and modulation measurements of AM and FM
transmitters.
J.
Align and troubleshoot AM and FM transmitters.
K.
Describe FCC rules pertaining to AM and FM transmitter maintenance and
operation.
AM and FM Receivers
A.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot receiver audio voltage and power amplifiers and
speaker/headphone circuits.
B.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot AM and FM detector circuits.
C.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot AM IF amplifier circuits.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
III.
IV.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot FM IF amplifier and limited circuits.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot receiver oscillator and AFC circuits.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot RF mixer/hetrodyne circuits.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot receiver RF amplifier circuits.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot AVC/AGC circuits.
Draw, analyze and troubleshoot receiver power supplies.
Make receiver sensitivity, selectivity, bandwidth, image rejection and adjacent
channel rejection measurements.
K.
Align and troubleshoot AM and FM receivers.
AM and FM Transceivers
A.
Analyze and troubleshoot transceiver control, metering and switching circuits.
B.
Analyze and troubleshoot transceiver frequency synthesizers and phase locked
loop circuits.
C.
Analyze and troubleshoot squelch circuits.
D.
Align and troubleshoot transceivers.
Electromagnetic Wave Emissions
A.
Define the radio frequency spectrum.
B.
Define types and classification of RF emissions.
C.
Define the characteristics of radio waves.
D.
Define radio wave propagation method.
E.
Define the basic types of antennas.
F.
Draw the voltage and current relationships and radiation patterns for the basic
types of antennas.
G.
Solve signal strength problems and measure signal strength.
H.
Solve problems pertaining to antenna length, propagation velocity and frequency.
I.
Define methods for antenna tuning, gain and directivity.
J.
Define transmission lines in terms of electrical and physical properties.
K.
Define standing waves, cause and effect, and measure standing wave ratios.
L.
Define tuned transmission lines and describe applications.
M. Draw voltage, current and impedance relationships for tuned transmission lines.
N.
Compute transmission line losses.
O.
Construct transmission lines.
P.
Define waveguides, resonant cavities and their applications.