[ARC5] Lopsided modulation

[K5MYJ]

Ken,

The ATA and SCR-274 transmitters have screen modulation. You could convert 
the to controlled carrier.

The unbalanced sidebands on an AM transmitter is caused by an improperly 
tuned final.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: "ARC-5 List" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Lopsided modulation


>I have been somewhat of a "fan" of controlled carrier AM for many years and 
>I have always
> wanted to try that with one our transmitters.
>
> Due to the changing load on the amplifier from this method, I would think 
> that if the problem
> of lopsided modulation is caused by almost undetectable FMing of the VFO, 
> this would
> show up worse than with standard AM.
>
> I have a pretty badly hacked up, but substantially complete, 40 meter 
> transmitter, and I have
> the necessary stiff power supplies, so maybe that will be one of the 
> future projects
> here...after 1) the TCK-4, then 2) the TCM-2.
>
> Sigh....so many projects, so little time...
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
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