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I agree.
Normal AM transmissions include a carrier signal, the upper sideband USB and lower sideband LSB.

About half of the transmitters output is used to transmit the carrier, then you have to modulate both sidebands.

With SSB, you remove one sideband, and toss out the carrier signal, This allows you to cram the same amount of power into the remaining sideband.

Another thing is that the difference in frequency from the bottom of the lower sideband to the top of the upper sideband is called the bandwidth.

Because this is smaller(read more narrow) when using SSB the radio hears less noise.

A 10 W SSB transmitter is almost as effective as a 100 W AM transmiter when you add it all up.
73
Jeff

[QUOTE="AudioShockwav, post: 56987, member: 6"] I agree. Normal AM transmissions include a carrier signal, the upper sideband USB and lower sideband LSB. About half of the transmitters output is used to transmit the carrier, then you have to modulate both sidebands. With SSB, you remove one sideband, and toss out the carrier signal, This allows you to cram the same amount of power into the remaining sideband. Another thing is that the difference in frequency from the bottom of the lower sideband to the top of the upper sideband is called the bandwidth. Because this is smaller(read more narrow) when using SSB the radio hears less noise. A 10 W SSB transmitter is almost as effective as a 100 W AM transmiter when you add it all up. 73 Jeff [/QUOTE]

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