[AMRadio] increase carrier or modulation

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Jim WB5OXQ inb Waco, TX
<wb5oxq at grandecom.net> wrote:
> If operating at maximum carrier to provide 100% modulation,  which would provide a better more readable signal in the fringe area?
> carrier with 100% modulation, or
> 25% more carrier with 25% less modulation?
> Will you be heard better with louder audio or a stronger carrier if you cannot have both?

Louder audio. Nothing is more frustrating than to see a signal of S9
or even S9 + 10 with barely readable audio through the noise. I
routinely work guys in the late afternoon/early evening before the
band stretches out who are only S6-S7 but are perfectly readable due
to plenty of audio.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4