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Re: [Amps] Centurion cooling improvement ideas for AM service

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Centurion cooling improvement ideas for AM service
From: n4gi@tampabay.rr.com
Reply-to: n4gi@tampabay.rr.com
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:39:16 -0400
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Are there any mods required to make my Alpha 99 do continuous duty HIFI Pactor? 
 I'll start up a 24/7 ship-to-shore email gateway for guys with yachts over 
70'.  

Checkin freq = 14.178 :-)

N4GI


----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Mayer <domino@worldlynx.net>
Date: Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:44 pm
Subject: Re: [Amps] Centurion cooling improvement ideas for AM service

> Having bass that extends well below 100hz will cause a SSB signal 
> to be wide by  modulating too close to the carrier point, crossing 
> over onto the other sideband, and virtually turning into a DSB 
> signal  If you don't believe this just try tuning a "hi-fi" guy in 
> on using the AM mode.  The signal will be 100% intelligible!!  You 
> can even hear the carrier when you tune across one of these 
> signals.  Plus the fact when one tries to force over 10db of extra 
> energy at very low or very high frequencies the IMD is terrific 
> and that also contributes to the width of the signal.
> 
> WY3D
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Joe Isabella 
>  To: Amps 
>  Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:02 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Amps] Centurion cooling improvement ideas for AM 
> service
> 
>  Apparently, I'm one of "these morons".  However, be careful not 
> to cast stones when you live in a
>  glass house, because "Bassiness" has nothing to do with the 
> extended BW.  Only the high
>  frequencies take up the extra amount between 3 and 6 kHz.  I run 
> out to 6k sometimes, but only
>  when there is enough space.  I'll continue to use my bottom end 
> even if I only run out to 3.2kHz
>  or so.
> 
>  One other thing to keep in mind is that these rules only affect 
> the US.  There are many Canadians
>  running 6k SSB (hence my moving to Canada comment), so don't 
> expect all the 6k SSB to miraculously
>  disappear.  Their gov't allows 6k in the voice spectrum which is 
> plenty.  I don't understand why
>  we have to put such strict limits on it.  
> 
>  Oh well -- I guess I'll keep on using AM at 9 kHz of bandwidth 
> all the time istead of the 4 to 6
>  kHz that I would normally have been running on SSB.  Be careful 
> what you ask for.
> 
>  Joe,
>  N3JI
> 
>  --- "Steven Grant, W4IIV" <stevengrant98@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>  > the reason they are doing this is because some folks love to 
> have very bassey audio. thier egos
>  > say that they must have broadcast quality audio.
>  > i dont think they will do away with AM or 10m FM
>  > i do believe that they need to limit SSB widths cause some of 
> these "morons" insist on taking up
>  > bandwidth with a 5kc wide SSB signal
>  > steven,   W4IIV
>  > 
>  > "R.Measures" <r@somis.org> wrote:
>  > 
>  > On Aug 25, 2004, at 1:12 PM, Joe Isabella wrote:
>  > 
>  > > Prezactly... Except that it allows wider digital modes in 
> the "CW" 
>  > > bands, and it limits SSB Voice
>  > > to 3 kHz. I'm not a big fan of this move by the League -- 
> seems silly 
>  > > to put these limits in
>  > > place on voice. I think I'll move to Canada...eh??
>  > >
>  > Joe -- Letting the amateur radio community determine how a 
> band is used 
>  > has worked well enough on 160m. The vast CW wasteland 
> presently on 80m 
>  > is a good example of bad rule-making.
>  > end
>  > 
>  > > Joe
>  > >
>  > > --- Vic Rosenthal wrote:
>  > >
>  > >> R.Measures wrote:
>  > >>
>  > >>> Thanks, Joe. So this means that if adopted, 10m FM as well 
> as AM 
>  > >>> will
>  > >>> be illegal.
>  > >>
>  > >> The bandwidth allowed in 29.0 - 29.7 MHz is 16 KHz.
>  > >>
>  > >> There is a specific provision to allow DSB AM in the 3 KHz 
> areas:  > >>
>  > >> "(1) The 3 kHz maximum bandwidth does not apply to double-
> sideband  > >> amplitude-modulated phone A3E emissions which are 
> limited to --26 dB
>  > >> bandwidths of 9 kHz."
>  > >>
>  > >> You can read the whole thing at:
>  > >>
>  > >> 
>  > >>
>  > >> It's not going to make any revolutionary changes.
>  > >>
>  > >> -- 
>  > >> 73,
>  > >> Vic, K2VCO
>  > >> Fresno CA
>  > >> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
>  > >>
>  > >>
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