[Elecraft] Narrow bandwidth ESSB?

[Darwin, Keith]

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>>I've wondered for a while how to achieve this.  By "this" I mean
top-notch SSB audio without resorting to
>> wide bandwidth.
>> - Maybe a bit of overdrive (tube distortion, just a touch?)
>>  
>
>Hmmm well I think we know what you are after with the tube "overdrive."

>You seek the rounded gain curve at the tube's input limits right?  This
is the same as a form of
>compression so I would just stick with a real compressor chip or device
to get what you want.

Actually, I wasn't thinking of compression at all.  I was thinking of
using some distortion to put the slightest "edge" on the audio to help
the highs to cut through.  You are right, that tube guitar amps from
years ago provide a level of compression as you reach their limit, but I
would be looking for my rack compressor to handle all of those duties.

- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -