[Amps] DSB AM - was S/S Amp's

[Colin Lamb]

 > Why are Hams still rf-spamming 160 & 80m with AM carriers
 > when a DSB suppressed-carrier signal is just as good, uses
 > less power, and may be sync-detected to remove flutter, etc?<

And, AM has a distinct advantage if you want to set up a hot dog cooker across the street from KDKA with a suitable antenna and use the rf to cook hot dogs - that is until KDKA got an injunction.  Hard to know how long to cook the hot dogs with suppressed-carrier.  

73,  Colin  K7FM