[Lowfer] Homebrewed SSB Filter question - Clarification
John Andrews
w1tag at charter.net
Thu Apr 30 21:23:27 EDT 2009
Just another random thought, here. If memory serves, both Dex and Lyle
at one time ran SSB exciters made with diode balanced modulators
(SBL-3?) and LC filters to attenuate the unwanted sideband. I say
"attenuate", rather than "remove". At 1 watt, you're hardly going to
interfere with anyone due to the other sideband being present. My guess
is that if you dropped it by 20 dB, you'd have a clean-enough signal for
that non-linear PA.
You won't see LC filters in an SSB generator at HF, but down here in the
cellar, easily-achievable Q's have a tight bandwidth.
John, W1TAG
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