[Boatanchors] ssb and carrier/arrl study guide

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The author is assuming that you know when it says "single-sideband phone" it 
automatically means "single-sideband suppressed carrier".  Which it doesn't, 
actually.  Poor use of English and poor editing.

In a message dated 3/14/2005 1:25:18 PM Central Standard Time, 
ehertz at tcaf.org writes: 
> Since some have replied indicating that this should be legal, I thought I'd 
> pass this on. In my arrl book general class license manual, page 8-6 1st 
> paragraph, 
> 
> "Single-sideband phone is the most popular form of voice modulation in use 
> on the amateur HF bands.  FCC rules require that the carrier be reduced to a 
> level at least 40db below the peak envelope power (PEP) output of the desired 
> sideband in a single-sideband phone transmitter"
> 
> What do you make of that? Am I just reading this wrong?

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