[ARC5] Homebrew SSB (was 'cool acquistion')

[Henry Mei'l's]

Leslie,

ARC-5 transmitters lend themselves tbeautifully to simple (retro-returnable) 
DSB mods.
I have an article where you just apply push-pull audio to the 1625 screen 
grids.
CQ Magazine, May, 1957 - pp 54-5: "Instant Sideband" James P. Bonner,W4EFH.
(There also are DSB ARC-5 articles in the much derided and belated but, to 
some,
quite useful,  CQ "Command Set" book.)
I also intend to try this out as project no.399! (maybe do somethng similar 
with my TCS).
Wonder what the response to DSB on the SSB bands would be -- double spectrum 
usage
but allows choice of choosing btwn 2 sidebands - stereo? (yust yoking / just 
joking!
-this might give vast new opportunites for schizos).

Henry, Cph.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Nickels" <ranickel at comcast.net>
To: "Leslie Smith" <vk2bcu at operamail.com>
Cc: "Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio equipment." 
<arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Homebrew SSB (was 'cool acquistion')


>  On 9/21/2010 3:45 PM, Leslie Smith wrote:
>> To conclude, may I ask:  How many here are interested in homebrew SSB?
> It's probably redundant but I'm obviously "in", Les.   In fact I've been
> experimenting with homebrew DSB on my own, and there's an active
> discussion right now on the Glowbugs list regarding the "Islander" which
> is a homebrew DSB transceiver from Cuba that has been promoted over the
> years by Arnie CO2KK as a means of getting new hams on the air cheaply
> and easily (if I may borrow that phrase).   So I agree that would
> probably be the better forum, especially since I've already got the
> green-light from the membership there.   If traffic gets so heavy that
> people complain, we can always splinter off a new group but I hate to
> see balkanization unless it's really necessary since developing an
> understanding of each building-block of circuitry is of value to many
> who may have parallel interests.
>
> For example, the double-tuned RF input stage just described was noted as
> a good way to add selectivity and passive gain to low-cost shortwave
> receivers.   And while I'm personally more interested in simple one-band
> DSB right now, virtually everything is transferable to a filter-type SSB
> rig, and more complex conversion schemes to cover multiple bands with
> more features.   As I've stated on Glowbugs, I think  DSB, especially
> using tubes, was leapfrogged by newer and better approaches back in the
> day, but still offers a lot of bang for the buck for experimenters today.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
>
>
>
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