AM was and is cool. Unfortunately, SSB is much better for everyone. I
remember the AM days well, too, and I had a lot of fun with it. And yes, it
was a mess back then.

I think that the bands are much easier to navigate now, without the AM, but
it is still good to hear the few who choose to run it from time to time.

I've been really impressed, actually with my new TS 2000 and it's DSP
function -- not for rejection of interference, actually, but for its ability
to open up to about 3 KHZ for SSB and really appreciate the fidelity that is
hidden in some of the better SSB station's signals. Of course, most are
limited by their transmission filter characteristics, but it actually sounds
pretty good.

Phil


"Mike Knudsen" wrote in message
...
In article . net,
"Dan/W4NTI"
w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com writes:

You should have heard 75 in the late 50, early 60s. That is when you had
wall to wall carriers and assorted hetrodynes from 3.8 to 4.0 every
single
night until wee hours of the AM.

I do remember that, vaguely. Isn't that the era when every good receiver
had a
slot filter, notch filter, or Q-Multiplier reject filter? These lasted
thru
the transition era from AM to SSB, when the sidewinders really had to
suffer
those hets!
73, Mike K.

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