[Boatanchors] Short Wave Broadcasts

[J. Forster]

On the first point, SSB receivers are more complex, hence expensive. There
is a huge installed base of AM receivers worldwide.

YMMV,

-John

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> Sheldon et al,
> I have a couple of questions.....
>
> Why haven't broadcasters gone to single sideband AM? From what I
> understand,
> it loses no fidelity yet requires about half the power for the same signal
> level?
>
> How come the religious broadcaster get frequencies outside the normal SW
> broadcast spectrum? You hear them all over the dial and some are
> broadcasting from the US or other first world countries? If I operated out
> of band with multi kilowatts, you can bet I'd be shut down quick!
>
> Sheldon, I'd love to see some info on 4x4 or 4x6 dipole arrays that get
> 15-25 db gain. Any info on that on the 'net.
>
> Inquiring minds want to know!
>
> Keith VE3TS
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