[SJRA-Members] SSB banned in California

[RICK CONNOR]

Wow! You got me!  I figured the ban would spread east so I sold all of my microphones today.

--- WC2K
> On April 1, 2017 at 5:18 PM Carol Hutkin <hutkinca at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 
> April fools
> 
> On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Rfields25 via SJRA-Members <
> sjra-members at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> > YOU GAVE IT AWAY TOO SOON.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve via SJRA-Members <sjra-members at mailman.qth.net>
> > To: Dick Gaul <k2gmy at yahoo.com>; sjra-members <
> > sjra-members at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Sat, Apr 1, 2017 11:32 am
> > Subject: Re: [SJRA-Members] SSB banned in California
> >
> >
> > Happy 4/1!
> > Steve KZ2I
> >
> >
> > > On Apr 1, 2017, at 11:30 AM, Dick Gaul via SJRA-Members <
> > sjra-members at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > SSB banned in California ?
> > > Effective at 12:01 AM on 1 April, all SSB operations in California will
> > cease. FCC Part 97, par. Fo.0l.s applies to all Amateur Radio license
> > classes.
> > >
> > > A group of scientists, including several ham radio operators, have
> > determined why the San Andreas Fault is quickly reaching a dangerous
> > explosive point. It has been caused by SSB transmissions over the past
> > fifty years. Therefore, all SSB transmissions are forbidden henceforth.
> > Fortunately, it is possible that these scientists have devised a method to
> > reverse the damage to the Fault.
> > > In order to understand how this happened, it is important to know a
> > little history of SSB (Single Side Band), and how it evolved from AM
> > (Amplitude Modulation).Originally, amplitude modulated signals were
> > transmitted with a "carrier", and two "sidebands". A breakthrough occurred
> > when hams figured out a way to "suppress" the carrier, thereby transmitting
> > only the sidebands. This was called DSB (Double Side Band), and all the
> > power that was wasted in the carrier was transmitted in the sidebands.Then,
> > decades later, something amazing happened. Single Side Band was developed.
> > That is how we transmit today on "Phone". We don't think much about how
> > that works, except that one sideband mysteriously disappears. If we
> > transmit on Upper Sideband, the Lower Sideband disappears. If we transmit
> > on Lower Sideband, the Upper Sideband disappears.
> > > So, understanding that process, these scientists discovered that the
> > missing sideband becomes grounded. "Ground", as we all know, is very
> > important in radio systems. We have all seen AC power plugs with three
> > prongs. One of those prongs is "ground", and in every building and home it
> > is connected to the earth. Hence, the term: "Earth Ground". So whatever is
> > connected to "ground" flows down through the earth. These scientists found
> > the missing sidebands. They have been flowing down through the ground and
> > have accumulated at such a tremendous volume that the fissures in the San
> > Andreas Fault are ready to explode.
> > > This startling information, and a plan to save the state of California,
> > has been treated with the highest secrecy until today. That is why SSB
> > Operations in California will cease immediately.So how will the pressure on
> > the San Andreas Fault be reversed? Our wise and enlightened elected
> > government officials have diverted billions of tax dollars into a
> > highly-classified project. The plan has been developed and work is going on
> > around the clock to build a huge working model of a "Rescue OSB" at a
> > top-secret location. This "Rescue OSB (Other Side Band) will effectively
> > gather all of the MSB's (Missing Side Bands) in the earth under California,
> > reconstitute them into Amplitude Modulation holding ponds until the
> > pressure reaches a safe level again.When that happens sometime in the
> > future, we will again be permitted to use our existing SSB equipment after
> > it is retrofitted with a new "OSB (Other Side Band) Storage Unit."
> > Hopefully a working model will be developed by the time the
> >  Other Side Bands underneath California are safely extracted.
> > > Meanwhile, wonderful and amazingly satisfying ham radio operation can be
> > enjoyed using the mode known as CW (Continuous Wave); or Morse Code, as it
> > is otherwise known.I, Richard (Dick) Gaul - K2GMY, am pleased to have been
> > the first person to announce this significant discovery to my fellow hams.
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> > >
> > >
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