[AMRadio] League pulls RM-11306

[Geoff/W5OMR]

Bill Smith wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Geoff/W5OMR" <ars.w5omr at gmail.com>
>
> <snips>
>
>   
>> Are you sure -you- know how much PEP your rig is running, without
>> distorting/flat-topping the peaks?
>>
>> 73, etc
>> -Geoff/W5OMR
>>     
>
> Hi Geoff,
>
> Been there, tried that.. have run increased carrier, and with an
> asymmetrical limiter have limited positive peaks to comply with the 1500 W
> PEP limit.  Unfortunately, I couldn't convince listeners to adjust their
> detectors to receive asymmetrical modulation and they complained of
> distortion.
>   

You're missing the point.

http://www.qsl.net/wa5bxo/asyam/aam3.html

> Also, think somewhere buried in the FCC rules is something about operating
> in accordance to good engineering practices.  Good engineering practice
> suggests low distortion, fully modulated audio.
>   

Just because your peaks are beyond 2:1 (as in a 'defined' SR of 4, in my 
case) doesn't mean that the audio is distorted.  It's just cleanly, 
fully modulated, without pinching the carrier, non-distorted audio.

Read, with great attention to ever aspect to ever detail, the site (again).

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73