[Elecraft] [K3] K3 Distorted Sound while using AM

[Bill W5WVO]

Even if you do have a wide roofing filter, this method is
oftentimes superior when listening to weak-signal HF broadcast
signals at 5 kHz (or less) channel spacing. Typically, one
sideband will present significantly less interference than the
other, providing intelligible copy that is unattainable listening
to full-bandwidth double-sideband AM in the usual fashion.

Bill W5WVO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Guy Olinger K2AV" <olinger at bellsouth.net>
To: "Richard Jones - KJ5QY" <rick at prismnet.com>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 Distorted Sound while using AM


> ...If you do not have a 6.0 or 13 kHz filter, the only
> good sounding demodulation of an AM signal is SSB
> on one or the other sideband. This is surprisingly
> good sounding, and I use it for listening to BC that
> is down in the noise ... I actually use as narrow as
> 1.8 kHz SSB with the shift and width adjusted for
> best voice versus noise...