I agree. Bob, you are wrong about "AM".
There is absolutely nothing wrong with using
"AM". It is an authorized mode within the
amateur radio rules and regulations! In addition,
Bob, "AM" is not "Inconsiderate". "Inconsiderate"
is about "Operators", not a "Mode", who intentionally
interfere with amateur communications and who ignore
others.

As for your comment on "CW", I agree that
has absolutely nothing to do with the topic of
"AM" other than spectrum space.

I've been in the amateur radio community for over
35 years and enjoy "ALL" the modes the
FCC has authorized us to use.

Bob, there is more to amateur radio than "SSB".
"AM" is "F U N", as amateur radio is so why not
give it a try? You have nothing, absolutely nothing,
to loose. Who knows, you might even enjoy it
from time to time.

73's

Michael
DA1TNJ / WB8TNJ

" wrote in message
news:0XXrb.121532$ao4.378226@attbi_s51...
Bob: I think you are wrong here. AM at the top of 10m hurts nobody. AM on
160 hurts nobody. proper AM operation on 80 and even 40 does not interfere
with many (time of day, power and other considerations are important
obviously.) Your CW comment has very little do with this issue. If it
makes
you feel better, substitute PSK for CW -- low power, very narrow
bandwidth.
Shall we outlaw SSB, AM, RTTY, and CW?

Is there a good reason why we must use the highest and newest technology
at
all times?

I admit that I am prejudiced -- I still make palladium prints and think
hypo
smells excellent.. I guess the same applies to my radio activities, too.

Paul


"Bob Stein" wrote in message
...
Paul Clay wrote:
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
...


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





Paul, I don't understand this "higher fidelity" hype. Amateur radio is
about communications, not high fidelity. Of course, AM is not the only
mode that is using excess spectrum. I understand that there are
sidebanders who are cluttering up the bands with their wideband signals,
although I have to admit that I have never heard them because I do not
listen much. But apparently Riley Hollingsworth has and has issued
warnings about such operation.

CW obviously takes less spectrum, but let's face it, CW is dead. The
times, they are a'changin'.

Frankly, at the risk of incurring flames, I would like to see AM
outlawed on the HF bands, just as spark was outlawed even before my
time. On the other hand, I firmly believe that ham radio is a dying
hobby, vis-a-vis computers, so it won't make any difference in the long
run.

Nice to have a civilized discussion.

Bob, W6NBI

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