starman wrote in :

Due to the nature (physics) of how SSB works it's difficult to make
the audio sound like the original. One problem is the original pitch
range is missing from an SSB signal and there's no way to know exactly
what it was. For example, I have heard Art Bell, the AM radio talk
show host, operating on the ham' bands in SSB. It sounds like Art but
it's not the same as hearing him on an AM broadcast station. It does
help if there is musical content to an SSB signal which can act as a
reference for adjusting the pitch correctly. Since SSB is mostly used
for voice only, it doesn't really matter if the pitch is not exactly
like the original.


Thanks for the info. I was, after some practice, able to get the station
to sound pretty good. It's kinda weird how you can change the pitch of the
voice or music by changing the tuning. All this time I was convinced that
the ssb on my radio didn't work right, especially since it's one of the
selling points for this model. Guess I'm still a little wet behind the
ears.