[Boatanchors] Intelligibility on SSB

[Ken]

Hi Todd,

A good phasing type SSB generator is capable of beautiful
audio. I'm not talking about Hi-Fi to 15,000 cycles but good
audio natural sounding.
I do not use and have never used a "processor" and have no
use for them what-so-ever!
I even unplugged the clipper module from my 100V and
used a tube base with a jumper to substitute in place of it.
A good rule of the thumb with my 100V and 600L linear
is to check momentarialy the maximum plate current just
for a split second, observe maximun plate current then
back off the carrier input, switch to ssb and kick 600L
plate meter only half way. If the max cw input current
to the 600L was 300 mills, then kick the meter up to only
150 mills, in other words, half way. The meter cannot
follow the voice peaks fast enough so when you kick
it up to 150 mills the voice peaks are really hitting 300
mills. NO overmodulation!
I have never had a report of carrier with the 100v which
has a metered "null" reading, far superior to trying to
null by sound, etc.
I have never had a report of overmodulating either.

Leave those darn processors OFF and watch you
modulation peaks - no problem.....
Take care,

Ken   N5CM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Harold Hairston" <k4hca at alltel.net>;
"Ken" <n5cm at rtconline.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Intelligibility on SSB


> On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 1:26 PM, jeremy-ca <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>
> I've heard a lot of good things about the rigs that generate SSB via
> phasing..

> And Ken - I'm still looking for those straight-line caps. Spring is
coming!
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ


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