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Ofcom finally opens their eyes ~ (Legal AM/SSB for the UK)
- Thread starter IMD262
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Hopefully it will. I wonder if this means we'll start seeing some new AM/FM/SSB rigs from the European manufacturers.
Are there any manufactures in the EU? I thought they were all in the far east ...
Yes indeed. The full and proper name for regular AM is "Double sideband full carrier amplitude modulation". There are other types of AM as well like double sideband reduced carrier where the carrier is a LOT lower than the modulated peak value. Just like running 1 watt "swinging" to 25 watts. That is in fact double sideband reduced carrier.
I guess I should have said marketers. Sorry. Next time I'll be more precise. OK ?
The DSB I recall was a mod for AM radios i saw in an old mod book, was suppressed carrier DSB,the benefit being anyone on lower or upper sideband could hear you.Seemed pretty pointless and a waste of bandwidth/power, a bit like AM. Alhough I have heard AM abrreviated to that but as CK says it usually DSB FULL CARRIER. Either way its 3 decades too late here,AM die in early 80's and will never come back as ssb will be primary choice now, as for an influx of European imported radios,thats a possibility, but as European companys all use the same far east manufacturers as US importers its highly unlikely anything new may appear,
as far as i know its legalised in all cept countries, providing the government of that country doesn't opt out.Like everything in Europe, when it comes to policies they always have a get out clause, and in true European nature if they didn't they'd just start a war to achieve it, history shows when European countries get pissed off at each other, war inevitably follows.
as far as i know its legalised in all cept countries, providing the government of that country doesn't opt out.Like everything in Europe, when it comes to policies they always have a get out clause, and in true European nature if they didn't they'd just start a war to achieve it, history shows when European countries get pissed off at each other, war inevitably follows.
Well as the maker of the video , thanks for linking it.
I've been involved in speaking with Ofcom over the last couple of years informally on the matter.
As most UK operators, I'm over the moon with the news
And continue to use 27.555, more than 12W ERP and your Cobra/NATO/3900/5555s....
Somehow I doubt that it'll see everyone currently using SSB suddenly become law abiding. There also seem to be a lot of people who think that its going to mean their current sidebanders are going to be legal to use.
