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Re: [CQ-Contest] 40m "new" approach to staying in the band?

To: <n2ic@arrl.net>, "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 40m "new" approach to staying in the band?
From: "K0HB" <kzerohb@gmail.com>
Reply-to: K0HB <K0HB@ARRL.ORG>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:49:15 -0000
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>
> Where did this business about high bands being USB, and low bands being 
> LSB come
> from, anyway ?
>

Way back when Moby Dick was a minnow, amateur SSB gear was truly SINGLE side 
band (not selectable sideband).  IF's were in the 9Mc (before Hertz) range. 
The mixing schemes thus made everything below 9Mc LSB, and everything above 
USB.

73, de Hans, K0HB
--
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