[BC] Propagation and sideband distortion...

[Burt I. Weiner]

What if we were to transmit only one sideband with full 
carrier?  Have you ever listened with a communications type receiver 
to an AM station that was going through deep fades and switch 
detection back and forth between full AM and SSB only mode?

Burt

At 10:00 PM 4/29/2007, you wrote:
>From: "Thomas G. Osenkowsky" <tosenkowsky at prodigy.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC] Odd places for SW receivers
>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
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>
> > I'm just thinking of the audio quality issue...
> > kind'a hard to "break dance" to a signal from Dubai, as it fades in & out!
>;)
>
>How far do you want to debate audio quality? If we accept
>the definition of distortion as anything that modifies the
>content from its original form then compression, EQ,
>limiting, A/D conversion all affect quality. This we can
>debate endlessly.
>
>Propagation can also distort audio, either in RF or
>audio (acoustic) form. Dancing is more to the beat and
>rhythm than vocals. We can actually use fades to our
>advantage i.e. the pace of the dance, body movements, etc.
>
>I would not consider fading an issue in my dancing, nor
>would it adversely affect my comprehension and adoration
>if it were Dr. Laura I were listening to.
>
>Tom Osenkowsky, CPBE

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