[Boatanchors] Taylor Modulation?
BSugarberg
bsugarberg at core.com
Thu Dec 14 02:38:15 EST 2006
Hello Michael,
Electric Radio Magazine has several articles on Taylor Modulation.
Here is one of them:
"Taylor System of Supermodulation, The (An Introduction)"
ER #105 Jan. 1998
73,
Bruce WA8TNC
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Michael Baker wrote:
> Hi Gang,
> It's been almost 8 years since I posted my last request for
> information on this so let me see if the information pool and deepened any.
> ;>)
> Back in the 50's there was a method of AM modulation briefly
> discussed called "Taylor Modulation". I remember an article in either QST or
> CQ or 73 Magazine talking about it and there was an example shown that used
> a sort of single ended method where the modulator usually was the same tube
> as the final and claimed to have increased positive modulation while
> limiting the negative peaks.
> To clear the air a bit, NO it wasn't control carrier nor screen
> modulation in the conventional sense and it was NOT Heising modulation
> either. It was called Taylor Modulation.
> I can even vaguely recall that the article was included a one
> picture description/schematic of an application that used either a 4-125 or
> a 4-250A as both final and modulator and it was in a magazine in the old
> smaller format and on the left page. Now, if I could only recall what
> magazine it was.
> So, having said that, anyone got any specific information,
> schematics, explanations as to how it worked or a copy of that article? If
> so I would be most grateful.
>
> Thanks in advance for any information.
>
> Michael Baker K7DD
> k7ddmjb at qwest.net
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