[Boatanchors] SSB and carrier insertion?

[James M. Walker]

Naw,
not illegal, MY Central Electronics 10A, 10B and 20A all do it that way.
Jim
WB2FCN

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eugene Hertz" <ehertz at tcaf.org>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 1:56 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] SSB and carrier insertion?


Here's my question. I've begun studying for my general and I read in the
arrl book that inserting a carrier with one side band in not a legal
emission. Is that right? Could I have misread this? If I read that right,
can anyone explain why if DSB with carrier (am) is allowed and LSB and USB
without carrier, why wouldnt LSB-C or USB-C (with carrier) be allowed?

As soon as I get my general and code passed, my transmitter is a central
electronics 100V (courtesy W0YVA). This radio has SSB and also SSB with
carrier inserted modes (also has PM, AM, FSK, you name it!) and I began to
wonder was this kind of emission legal at one time (radio was made around
1959) ? Does any one know when/why it became illegal?

Also, what would be the benefit of running SSB with carrier? Does it make
the signal more easily detected? say, without the need for a product
detector, but just a BFO?

Thanks in advance (for being patient with all my questions!)
Eugene
KC2NWG


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