"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message
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"Paul Clay" wrote in message
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Bob Stein wrote:

Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it
smells
funny and once in a while catches fire.

"Real radios glow in the dark"

Dan/W4NTI

"Paul Clay" wrote in message
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Do any of the solid state rigs from the mid-80s to present put out a
good AM signal? If so, which ones? Is the conventional wisdom true
that only by resurrecting a boatanchor tube transmitter can an
operator
get a nice sounding AM signal?

Thanks!





It may be fun, but it is also inconsiderate unless on a little used
band. It takes up at least twice the spectrum of an SSB signal, and
possibly more - hardly necessary given crowded band conditions. Not
to
mention the off-frequency heterodynes.

Just two cents worth from an old timer (licensed for nearly 65 years)
and brought up on AM.

Bob, W6NBI


I agree that it's important to be considerate, Bob. But even today, I
think
there's still room for playing around with AM, especially if one is
carefull
about the time of operation, the amount of power used (I'm planning on
using 40
watts output or so) and radiating a good signal. No question that SSB
uses less
spectrum for voice communications, but, if one is willing to forgo the
enjoyment
(dare I say fun) of operating phone, one could conserve even more
spectrum
by
operating CW exclusively. Obviously there's a trade-off involved
(between
the
extra "utility", broadly defined, of higher fidelity signals and the
extra,
double as you say, bandwidth consumed), but, so long as operators
exhibit
good
judgment and courtesy, I think the community's enjoyment of the hobby is
maximized by giving people the choice of operating AM.

- Paul, N6LQ





Exactly correct. I operate AM on a limited basis. I also run less than
the legal limit for AM all the time.

I do not operate on 20 meters, nor do I operate on 75 after dark in the AM
mode. I can't speak for others.'

Dan/W4NTI


Dan,

Like you, I run AM at times, but I do it during the day when many ops are at
work anyway. Usually it's on 7290 or 95. If someone tells me I am messing
them up,
I will yield immediately. After all, it's only a hobby and
courtesy should be the order of the day---at least, that's
what I was taught.


73
Jerry
K4KWH