[AMRadio] The zeal to eliminate AM mode on the amateur bands.

[Donald Chester]

>SSB was devleoped by AT&T in the 20's for use on the Trans Atlantic cable.
>

No, it was used on longwave.  The early transatlantic cable had so much 
capacitance that it could only be used for telegraphy, and at extremely slow 
speed.  I don't think transatlantic voice cables were developed until mid 
30's or even during or after WW2.

BTW, an interesting exhibit regarding transatlantic cables is on display in 
the London science museum.  I would highly recommend it to anyone who 
happens to visit that city.  When I was last there about 5 years ago, the 
Science Museum was sort of a museum of a museum.  Some of the dusty exhibits 
were so old they were museum pieces themselves, but I thought it was 
extremely interesting, with more appeal to me than most modern day 
multi-media museum displays.  Hope all that stuff is still there.  Much old 
radio apparatus as well.

Don k4kyv