Jim, W6LG, answers the question, "What is SSB?" And, how do you tune in an SSB signal?
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@yardsale7813 жыл бұрын
Sir, thank you for taking the time to explain this. As a new ham I wanted to better understand what SSB was.
@wingrider10043 жыл бұрын
Studying for my Technicians at age 66 :) (Need a new hobby - just retired) The book I have is good but is more test prep than in-depth and I want to understand the terms being used rather than just parroting answers for the test. Great vid - enjoy the history aspect!
@tcape722 жыл бұрын
Me too!, taking the Technician test Nov 20 and I just turned 60 on the 6th- Good luck!
@OlympusHeavyCavalry5 жыл бұрын
I already had a good general understanding of SSB, yet, I did not know about its history and origins. Thankyou for your time, cheers :-)
@m.collins2134 жыл бұрын
I had no Idea as well... I love talking over SSB. Great clip on the history and usage of it.
@ddavis91007 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thanks Jim . I'm a 62 yr old newbie, but I actually understood that. Thanks for all the great vids I'm a fan. Hope to go for the Tech in March.
@almighty33723 жыл бұрын
Shake hand, Dan, me 62 years old newbie too...passed my exam exactly 2 weeks ago. haha ...
@HamRadioLiveShow5 жыл бұрын
Another great video with an excellent illustration. Thinking of a carrier itself like an AM carrier… It’s almost like a sandwich; say it’s Bologna, you have the bologna in the middle and a pieces of bread on each side. The bread is each side band and the Bologna is the carrier. Your illustration with the lightbulb was again wonderfully thought up! Jim, thanks for everything you’ve taught me.
@shandybrandy54075 жыл бұрын
Jim, thank you for this superb explanation on SSB and AM. Hope you have completely recuperated from the life-threatning pulmonary attack. From my childhood RF communication by the men in badge always amazed me. I was aware about Ham from my college days but sadly, there was lack of information since it was only for a niche crowd coupled with the prohibitive price of Ham radios. Your excellent channel with unmatched information about the world of Ham has only rekindled my latent desire in amateur radio. I am now 50+ and preparing for the General test in Delhi to qualify for a Ham licence. Your videos have inspired me so much that I have now almost ditched all other social media platforms with a focused mind to join the world of PTT. Please keep the flow of such brilliant videos and do take care of yourself too. Until then, 73
@l.a.2646Ай бұрын
My first ham rig was an old Heathkit HW-101 ( CW and SSB modes only) this was in the early 1980s my radio was by that time was getting old. ( wish I still had it) but I loved listening to guys like Jim here, I learned a lot by listening to these guys when I was a teenager during that time. When he was talking through the light bulb reminded me of those days. Thanks Jim! de N3TGY
@Kyle-ey8fv4 жыл бұрын
Jim, I have no idea what you're talking about but I find you voice very relaxing and I like to put your videos on in the background while I'm doing other things.
@ham-radio4 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks. Do you think some kind of relaxation video or audio would be helpful to some folks? I mean, where I would describe a relaxing scene using soft tones and reduced stress? Just wondering about that. Regards Jim in Rocklin CA.
@louisseaman84553 жыл бұрын
Sideband is a fairly complex concept, and I've rarely heard a good explanation of how SSB works that wasn't meandering and touched on areas that weren't really related or relevant. The first thing to know is that in any analog communication you need two characteristics to transmit an audio signal: 1. A way to modulate in transmitting, and demodulate in receiving, the complex wave form(s) produced by the FREQUENCIES of voice and music. And 2. A way to represent the VOLUME or relative loudness (POWER) of that wave form. So , in A.M. the VOLUME of the sounds is produced by the difference between the minimum and maximum amplitude of the carrier which is related to the POWER output of the transmitter; and the FREQUENCIES of the audio transmitted, drive the speed at which the amplitude (POWER) of the carried is changed. So with regard to VOLUME, when you hear a faint A.M. station, or maybe a strong A.M. station with low audio VOLUME, it is because of the relative small difference between amplitude (or POWER level changes) to the RF wave discerned by the receiver. And the audio FREQUENCIES you hear are the result of the audio wave form driving the speed at which the changes in amplitude (POWER) occur. This is why you don't have to be perfectly tuned into an A.M. broadcast, the FREQUENCIES you are hearing are being discerned from the amplitude (POWER) of the carrier frequency, NOT THE frequencies of the sidebands that are created during the audio-RF mixing. On the other hand, with sideband, whether single or double, the amplitude (POWER) of the transmitted wave is what the receiver discerns as VOLUME, and the audio FREQUENCIES ultimately discerned by the receiver are of the actual frequencies created by the mixing of the audio FREQUENCIES and the carrier (the carrier is suppressed in transmission). This is how and why sideband is not like A.M., with sideband, you are actually hearing the changes in the FREQUENCIES produced by the transmitter during the mixing of audio and RF; and this is why you can actually change the pitch of the audio you're hearing by making slight changes to the frequency your receiver is on; that doesn't happen on A.M. This is also why you cannot understand sideband if listening on A.M., your A.M. receiver is discerning amplitude (POWER) changes, but the audio form in the sideband signal is changing frequencies. The reason you can listen to an A.M. signal on sideband, is that A.M. transmitters produce sideband as a natural result of the audio/RF mixing process, but A.M. receivers don't use or need them.
@ham-radio3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Louis. I think many trying to read and understand your explanation may not learn from your narrative. Please give some thought to a much shorter explanation. Thank you, JIm Heath W6LG
@steveelliott774 жыл бұрын
You have a easy, relaxed presentation style which makes the topic more enjoyable.
@billalumni7760 Жыл бұрын
At 10:45 'After all I am transmitting into a lightbulb.' - Now there is a sentence that has never been uttered in the history of mankind.
@rommelzapanta72774 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Thank you Jim. I now have better understanding of SSB and its relation to AM.
@digital42827 жыл бұрын
I am incredibly glad to see you're doing well. I was going to check up on you last night, but figured I didn't want to bother you non-stop with well being checks. :) Now I'm going to watch the video and learn more from your wealth of knowledge! 73 de K8GLX (formerly KE8FDD)
@joetrainor1514 жыл бұрын
Nice history on the modes of operation. Thanks for the explanation on why lower side band is used on 40 and 80 and upper is used on 20 and 10. I knew it wasn't an FCC reg, but I was baffled as to why there was a difference. In the video you talked about reinserting the carrier at the receiving end; and of course you did in order to make the signal intelligible, but there was not much fan fare about it. I had hoped that you were going to use an external BFO with a Standard Broadcast band AM/FM radio that happens to also includes some HF frequencies but is not designed for SSB listening. On you Elecraft Tranceiver, the Mode button and the VFO take the place of a BFO knob so there was not much to do about inserting the missing carrier in this demonstration.. Many yrs ago I built a simple BFO in order to listen to SSB with a standard broadcast radio. Hand impedance was a problem when tuning the BFO, and I never resolved the issue. Anyway, I love your videos. Jim, considering all the help you are to people, I hope that you have someone local to help you with any physical activities that have become challenging . Thanks for all you do. 73 Joe KF7POQ
@bryanmanx3 жыл бұрын
I once read a book on these types of waves and tried to do a mental exercise in my head visualizing the waves. Your video was better than my mental exercise and didn't turn me into a vegetable for a few hours.
@ham-radio3 жыл бұрын
Being a vegetable is not good. I did that today and became a vegetable after taking some new medications. I slept off and on most of the day. Being a vegetable is being not productive and wasting the whole darn day. So, I am up now and working on a video about an amplifier I just purchased. Thanks and 73 from only half awake Jim!
@bryanmanx3 жыл бұрын
@@ham-radio I know exactly what you mean. I've never been the type to sleep in much. I'm just taking the first steps into amateur radio, just got my first cross needle swr meter yesterday, I'm sure the digital ones are better but this one just reminds me of better days. 73 to you as well!
@DerBingle1 Жыл бұрын
Great explanation of what SSB is, I had it all wrong. Just started studying and it’s the same old thing: the more I know, the more I know how much I don’t know.
@leebirkett2443 жыл бұрын
Very clear and easy to understand 73's W6LG.
@iankirk3537 Жыл бұрын
A very good explanation. I used CB here in England in the 1980's. I could get about a quarter of a mile on a car turn signal 4 Watt bulb soldered into a PL259 plug. When the government legalized CB on FM, there were a million or more still using their illegal AM CB sets, replicating the battle you describe of AM verses SSB.
@RWB1234 жыл бұрын
Good first time explanation of SSB!
@jimgrigsby8707 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Always learn something new! Glad to see you with a new one and keep up the great work!
@ham-radio7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim! 73,Jim W6LG
@ScientistPrepper3 жыл бұрын
Clear as mud. W6LG explains it fine - it's just a bit complicated. Good video.
@thenar5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jim. This clarified a few things. It’seasier These days tuning in SSB. When I was a young SWL, you hide to tune with a beat frequency oscillator.
@Bokaj1233 жыл бұрын
Hi Jim love your video the last piece of the video was the best talking about the old-time days thank you
@richardvaughn27057 жыл бұрын
Sidebands never made sense to me until I learned about mixing/hetereodyning. The am modulator behaves like a simple mixer in that it mixes the baseband signal with the rf generated from the pll or oscillator. When you mix two AC waveforms you end up with multiple new frequencies in the output and the undesired is filtered out. You end up with freq1 + freq2 and freq1 - freq2 primarily as well as the originals and all permutations of the fundamentals. This is why AM has sidebands, its a result of the baseband mixing with the RF carrier.
@Gazenfoto7 жыл бұрын
Hi Jim. I found your videos by accident but so glad I did. Informative and thoroughly enjoyable with a really relaxed delivery. Thank you for making them. 73 from the UK, de G8NQK.
@ua9cdc7 жыл бұрын
Jim, so nice to see you in a good shape. Happy New Year to you. Wish you good health.
@ham-radio7 жыл бұрын
Hi Igor, I miss talking to you and hope we can do that soon. I am not in good shape. I do have good days and bad days. But to be very honest, I am very weak and have no stamina. It has been 2 months and I still cannot drive. My XYL and I went into town for lunch for the first time. When we got home I slept for 3 hours. Let's make a sked on the computer. I would love to talk with you. It would be good medicine. Happy New Year! 73, Jim
@ssnoc5 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation and representation of the efficiency of AM compared to CW - great visual aid 💡👍
@tim2140-c7z5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another informative video! Learning everyday, I want to get my T license but just feel I need to know more about HAM before I plunge. You are a great help!
@MBwelding4 жыл бұрын
Just go for it I didn't know anything about ham just cb and radios for the fire service that's all I knew studied up and took the tech and general in one shot best way to learn is to get on the air the Elmer's are some of the most helpful and patient guys I ever met
@rayh5924 жыл бұрын
Dive in! If there is a local club, join it. The Elmers will be more than happy to help. In tested a well ago and the next night was helping remove antennas and equipment for a member that died. When I get my call sign, I will be joining the club.
@sandymarshfoot-travelingho23285 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jim...and I will not use qsl or ? Personals...and now I will know ssb...and my ham radio will be here tomorrow. Looks like There's quite a Lot to learn. I was going to search for what letters to use for my identification, and ran across your tutorial. Thank you for explaining. Subscribed.
@9A4GEMilan10 ай бұрын
I am used to think about SSB different way. Voice feed to double mixer with phase shift of 90 degrees. After the mixer, there is sum that should be cut with low pass filter. To get 90 degrees, I am using logic gates and four times the frequency. By dividing by 2 and again by 2 + XOR gate, getting the right frequency that can be switched between 90 degrees lead or 90 degrees lag (USB vs. LSB). Prior to mixing, it is always good to use 300 Hz high pass filter and after mixing 3 kHz low pass filter. Carrier is automatically subtracted by nature of mixing with double balanced mixers. One sideband is automatically subtracted by nature of double mixers (two mixers in parallel). SDR receivers use the same principle to get IQ (In phase/Quadrature) signals. IQ signal, for example 1 MHz, to channels (~stereo), each is shifted 90 degrees. By reversing process with dual mixer and another 90 degrees oscillator, one can get 2 MHz bandwidth with two 1 MHz feedlines. Just make good filtering to avoid IQ spike (where two signals overlaps in the center). If you swap IQ channels, you may get the same frequency range, but this time higher frequency is to the left, lower to the right. 73
@HamRadioLiveShow5 жыл бұрын
Nice video Jim. Enjoy the history part. It’s truly a great story because out of those early crystal sets like what you showed came the “AM” Radio broadcasts that we know today. just modified. Truly a great video.
@williamgoldberg17 жыл бұрын
Very informative video, thanks for producing the great content Elmer.
@keesvanoosbree59115 жыл бұрын
It's much easier to see what these modes look like when you're using an SDR radio with the spectrum scope. When you transmit on the IC-7300, you can see the carrier the modulation. 73 de KE0STO
@33pastas4 жыл бұрын
Web sdr for those not equiped with rigs so cool
@manusudha426911 ай бұрын
Excellent ! Informative video . Greetings from India .
@larryboles6292 жыл бұрын
Well done! Be happy, be safe, stay grounded.....
@Yukon12gauge00buck4 жыл бұрын
Thanks I was just trying to learn a little for the test but now I have a grasp of theory.
@m.collins2134 жыл бұрын
You were transmitting into a house light bulb? Then Rx into a unit w/ an antenna? is this not to hit the receiver so hard? I use to "Peak n Tweak" Cobra 148's and 29's , but I used a daisy chain of 12v push and twist automobile lights to absorb the wattage . Any help on this would be great! Oh and BTW your bench is awesome! Oh, so is So. Lake Tahoe where I use to live. Keep key'n up and stay treetop tall my friend... M. Collins, Out.
@Hanky333 жыл бұрын
4 years old and still being used. thanks finally got it.
@Greywolf37 жыл бұрын
Jim - Thank you for your excellent videos, as a former radio DJ I also like your great voice! George w0xs
@ham-radio7 жыл бұрын
Yes, that is something that I always wanted to do. I did one voice over and then went on to work for a large company. I marvel at the skill of some voice actors. There is some amazing talent. I hope to hear you on 20 meters soon. 73, Jim W6LG
@GowerBelasco6 жыл бұрын
Greywolf3 hi
@annetimms84314 жыл бұрын
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@PF9Z-HamRadioDXStation7 жыл бұрын
What can i say....your my teacher ;). i learn a lot of your information jim, good to know more detailed stories about our hobby...great video. Another thing Jim.....your looking so great again on this video. good to see that!. Well...for my last couple of hours in this year....73s and HNY 2017 Sascha de PD9Z
@ham-radio7 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend. I listened to you today on 20 meters working the East coast and mid West. You got up to S7 and I waited for your signal to improve more. But then conditions went down quickly and I lost you in the noise/QRM. So HNY to you and your family. I'll try again tomorrow on 20 meters. I won't wait so long this time. 73, Jim
@PF9Z-HamRadioDXStation7 жыл бұрын
Jim....yes ofcourse...signals did really a big fading today from the states. i will call on 20m again tommorow. Now after i checked your video i must take my sleep and dream about our radiowaves ;) 73s...hope i hear you tommorow.
@keithcronk79805 жыл бұрын
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT AS WE ALSO DO. PEACE OUT
@enzed11907 жыл бұрын
your demonstration of the difference between AM and SSB with the light bulb was illuminating (no pun). thanks to you I now have a working understanding of the differences between AM and SSB. kind regards,
@ham-radio7 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Thank you. 73, Jim W6LG licensed in 1963
@mikesmith51392 ай бұрын
Thank you Jim. An excellent video. 73, Mike M0MTJ
@VU2JDC Жыл бұрын
Amazing demonstrations. Thank you!
@abeleballestri6124 жыл бұрын
Just asmsll question about removing the Carrier to geht more Space in the band. I thought the Carrier was abcolutlely necessary in Order to Transmitter a für distances . How can the only ssb be alle to Carry the Signal at a Long distance. FOR A SHORT ANSWER I ‚d be grateful.t.u.
@jimmysanjana3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim. Good video. Does SSB work on CW FM and SW apart from AM ? I'm a bit confused....
@ham-radio3 жыл бұрын
Think of them as all being different modes of transmission/reception. Each has a specific requirement. In SSB mode you can receive CW. AM would have a tone full time due to the carrier. FM would not sound good and be very difficult to understand. Try it and see how it sounds to you. 73, Jim
@tonypoloney87213 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the excellent and interesting video. I'm a new ham and enjoy all your posts.
@neilgroves35927 жыл бұрын
you are awesome in your presentations Jim 😀
@javierbimbo4 жыл бұрын
Great Videos im new on ham radios and anytime i see your videos and see everything you know i like it more and more
@DonDegidio7 жыл бұрын
Hi Jim, Nice trip down the HF memory lane. Always wondered why voice signals were phone. Your reference to the telephone companies solved that. Have a safe and Happy New Year. 73 WB3BJU
@TRIPPLEJAY005 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing the history, always interesting and great to know for when I get my license. Have my Foundation License in UK in January. Cannot wait the push the PTT. 73 from London.
@toddmarsh48013 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. I have had some very simple questions that never got answered before this video, such as AM vrs CW. I should have know that one with my back ground.
@johnrigler7271 Жыл бұрын
Love the light bulb. Thanks.
@jbonewitz7 жыл бұрын
Great video Jim. Look forward to many more in the new year! 73
@ys1rs7 жыл бұрын
Jim that was an excellent video. I learned in brief a lot on how those modes got their names an origins of the same. Happy New Year to you and family. Un abrazo from El Salvador, YS Country. 73! Roberto, YS1RS.
@ham-radio7 жыл бұрын
Thank Roberto! Hope to hear you on 20mb sometime soon. 73, Jim W6LG
@MrWmburr77 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making a potentially difficult topic easier to understand. 73's, Bill AA8VA
@jamesthrasher11752 жыл бұрын
Hi Jim and All. Great explanation of SSB; always enjoy your videos. But, I do have a question to everyone and, excuse my ignorance. But, if one removes the main carrier and, one of the side bands, while in SSB mode, how is the signal transmitted? If there is no carrier, how is the information sent into well, space? What is the vehicle for sending the information? I'm aware that the carrier is produced at the receiver for demodulating but, how is the signal carried to the receiver. Thanks! Jim
@ham-radio2 жыл бұрын
Good question! Think of the signal being 10kHz wide. You and I chop off half of that with some kind of digital filter. There was energy in the entire 10kHz. Now after the filter there is a linear amplifier in the box. Let's say next you and I remove the carrier that is 1 kHz wider. There is still 4 hKz of RF. Now let's say that we remove even more by chopping off 1.3kHz;There is still lots of energy; RF energy. Now let's filter the bottom 200 cycles or Hz. Now we have 200 to 2700 Hertz. That still can be very good audio. Does any of that make sense? 73 Jim
@johnwmacdonald9947 жыл бұрын
Nice explanation and demonstration. That helped me quite a bit to understand the mode.
@ham-radio7 жыл бұрын
That's great John. Glad to hear it helped. 73, Jim W6LG
@neilcampbell48333 жыл бұрын
What if the radio only has 5khz step's? Would it miss a lot of stations out. I'm getting a Sony icf-7600 and there's only 5khz incremental step's.
@BarefootBeekeeper4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that made things much more clear.
@steveipsen62933 жыл бұрын
What is the makeup of amateurs broadcasting LSB, USB, and AM? Is one so much more favored that I should only buy receivers geared to that method? (Such as eschewing AM?) Thanks.
@1Drakespeed3 жыл бұрын
What power supply would you suggest for my galaxy dx98vhp without breaking the bank. Thanks
@travised2 жыл бұрын
Awesome demo video. Thanks.
@alexchin22867 күн бұрын
Hi Jim. Thanks for your video on SSB. I wonder if you can share some of your wisdom on this problem I have when I try to listen to SSB. I can only hear one operator and not the other operator when he is speaking. How do I tune (or what is the tip you can share) so that I can hear both parties when they are speaking on either the 20M band or 40M band. Cheers.
@terryparker16943 күн бұрын
That has nothing to do with it. You are simply in the skip zone of the one you can't hear. No tuning or anything else will help you.
@alexchin22862 күн бұрын
@@terryparker1694 Thanks Terry. Appreciated your comment which is well noted. Now the puzzle is solved. Cheers
@terryparker16942 күн бұрын
@@alexchin2286 Look up HF radio propagation.
@terryparker1694Күн бұрын
@@alexchin2286 Google HF propagation.
@miracleman68733 жыл бұрын
What would be a good receiver -radio setup to keep in touch with family members for emergency situations? Looking at about a 70 miles max range. Something that would be easy and perhaps portable if needed. Any recommendations of units would be appreciated.
@richardchandler90272 жыл бұрын
A little off topic but did you really make a 50ohm dummy load out of a light bulb?
@NamasenITN7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your explanation. I am thinking of an even more visual to explain the concept, through a real time fast fourier transform. I wonder whether modulating the amplitude (i.e. multiplying for a sinusoid in the time domain) can be easily grasped as a shift in the frequency domain. I will do some experiment for a kind of interactive presentation.
@rimasmeleshyus94862 жыл бұрын
Great video and nice information
@shandybrandy54074 жыл бұрын
Hello Jim-Sir, trust all is fine at your end. I have a query although, completely something different. Just wanted to know exactly the meaning of this ham phrase - 'One World & One Language'. Would be extremely grateful if you can throw clarity on this. Hope to hear from you at the soonest. Have a blessed day ahead. 73
@ham-radio4 жыл бұрын
Hello! Sorry to say but I am not familiar with that phrase and have no recollection of it being used. I have been licensed since 1964. Sorry that I cannot help you. Perhaps someone reading your question and reading my "I have no idea" response will offer an explanation. 73 from near Sacramento in Northern California, Jim W6LG...thanks
@shandybrandy54074 жыл бұрын
@@ham-radio Thank you Jim-Sir for your response. Yes, it would be great to hear on this phrase - 'One World & One Language' from the esteemed viewers of this awesome ham video channel. Have a great day ahead. 73
@leeharrell675 жыл бұрын
FINALLY! I get it. Thank you!
@alcarol24802 жыл бұрын
Excellent job W5GKY
@greggaieck48082 жыл бұрын
Jim w6lg I like your utube videos are awesome
@joewiehr19313 жыл бұрын
JIM - How can I build "Old School " radios, Like from the 20s 30s and crystal sets
@digital42827 жыл бұрын
Is this where the name 'phone' came from in the HAM bands? I always assumed it was due to it being a voice transmission, but I never knew the phone company used it for voice transmissions in the early days.
@KI4CFSHamRadioMartinBrossman5 жыл бұрын
Great explanation and I added this as a resource to my latest video as well as to my playlist on HF and SSB.
@kisho26792 жыл бұрын
Which portable antennas are suggested for CB with SSB (Skip mode)?
@ham-radio2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I have never been on CB. I was licensed in 1964 as a ham and CB stuff was not popular. Technically, SSB is a mode. Other modes includes CW, AM, Digital, FM and some others. If you are interested in talking long distances then get licensed as a ham. The next few years will be lots of fun. Being able to go to change bands with changing conditions will make talking around the world possible. Regards, Jim
@staticGenerator4You5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the live demo of SSB!
@dennisweisenreider73145 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Finally, I get it!
@ronlewis63944 жыл бұрын
Jim, (others), as a new HAM Tech. How can I start using SSB. I want to be more exposure and more OSO's on Satellites and further than a few miles from my QTH, (not including repeaters).
@ham-radio4 жыл бұрын
My best advice is that you must upgrade to General and then Extra. Get on HF and talk to the world. You might want to try 20 meters for now. As the sunspots improve 15 meters will start to get good around the world. At the peak of the cycle, 10 meters will be an amazing band. So, to answer you question, upgrade to HF. 73, Jim W6LG
@neilcampbell48333 жыл бұрын
Can amateur radio signals (ham) come through on a SW full spectrum radio such as radiwow or tecsun pl-310 without SSB or BFO due to an overload of signal . Can it be filtered through even without 455 mhrtz? Does ham radio pass through the signals that are not using it?
@ham-radio3 жыл бұрын
The short answer is no. The receiver, no matter the I.F. must have the LSSB and USSB modes. Jim
@DANNYGATESTHEAGEDSINGER2 жыл бұрын
I did have a HAM radio but not as good as yours what I want is can I use a SSB 27mhz or do have to to have a HAM radio for this frequency 27.635 MHZ USB
@ham-radio2 жыл бұрын
Sorry Danny I know nothing about CB and never did anything there. It is not enjoyable to me. 73, Jim W6LG
@DANNYGATESTHEAGEDSINGER2 жыл бұрын
@@ham-radio ok
@TRC_9413 жыл бұрын
If you are trying to setup a base station but live in an apartment (second floor) with no balcony or anything....anyone have any good recommendations for setting up an antenna to get out a good distance on SSB?
@anupamkar8813 Жыл бұрын
Can a single frequecy be used in AM and in SSB mode both by two different stations simultaneously?
@ham-radio Жыл бұрын
Yes it can. 73, Jim W6LG
@anupamkar8813 Жыл бұрын
@@ham-radio bt how its possible? The signal must be interferring as frequency is same
@noth6065 жыл бұрын
I knew the tech but it was made much clearer by this video, thank you. 73
@bomoss71183 жыл бұрын
Great video mate, thanks very much for sharing.
@1883GotDown Жыл бұрын
Love the video buddy!
@ham-radio Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! 73, Jim
@AndrejaKostic7 жыл бұрын
Since WW2 surplus equipment was mentioned, here's a question: Why was modulated CW (MCW, A2) popular at that time? I've been watching American WW2 training videos and a lot of the equipment at the time had CW, MCW and Phone settings. Was the possibility to receive MCW without a BFO the only reason? 73 de YU1NKA
@jamesk0ua7 жыл бұрын
To the best of my knowledge, yes, because of the old unstable cheap receivers could receive an MCW signal and without a BFO and some stability they would not have been able to receive a CW signal 73 K0UA
@aw74257 жыл бұрын
You are looking good Jim. Happy New Year to all. Hope to 20 meter with you soon. 73
@cindylong27825 жыл бұрын
This was very cool. Great for us thick heads!
@beardymcbeardface693 жыл бұрын
Red Leader, standing by!
@greggaieck48082 жыл бұрын
Jim w6lg my hobbys are painting pictures and lisining to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my ham license I have 4 shortwave receivers
@km6hvu6227 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing.
@rob-zz5pp5 жыл бұрын
it's rob from Australia like video it great
@kisho26792 жыл бұрын
when does one decide/prefer to use SSB instead of AM or instead of FM?
@ham-radio2 жыл бұрын
The answer would be SSB in almost all situations when on HF. 73, Jim W6LG
@kisho26792 жыл бұрын
thx
@Sys-Edit0r-19956 жыл бұрын
Can an “SSB” circuit be created to be used for pitch shifting for voice effects? I’m new to ham but I tinker with electronics and sound effects just for fun and wonder if that’s possible. Would something like a low power transmitter being fed into a receiver or what you did, into a dummy load be sufficient? Or is there a way to use the same principle without using Transmitter/receiver circuits?
@ham-radio6 жыл бұрын
Yes. But I think it would be lots easier to do that digitally with some of the free software available like Audacity. I would search for phase shifting and pitch shifting audio. Thanks, Jim W6LG
@Sys-Edit0r-19956 жыл бұрын
Jim W6LG Thing is I have used audacity's pitch shifting plugins and sometimes they're okay, but there are artifacts in the audio at times. They way I hear ssb voice sometimes sounds like when you run your voice through a ring-modulator, although not exactly. I hear that effect more in the low end. Maybe if I have two tracks one ring modded and the other not and roll the highs off the modded and the low off the unmodded maybe it will bring a similar effect...
@boknows38415 жыл бұрын
A light bulb is not a dummy load, it is a non linear resistor..
@jamesvella36964 жыл бұрын
you’ve blown my mind.
@bradleyjohnson4527 жыл бұрын
Always very informative. I just need to get off my donkey and buy a HF radio. Thank you.
@greggaieck48082 жыл бұрын
Jim w6lg me and my cousin are going to a Swap meet in September 11 Sunday morning at 8 am in Milwaukee
@cajunclaude17 жыл бұрын
Great video Jim...enjoyed qso couple weeks ago.....Happy New Year....73 de N8NTX
@austinbentley62347 жыл бұрын
Is there any scenario in which AM is actually better than SSB? From any perspective -- cost, fidelity, etc.
@jamesk0ua7 жыл бұрын
In simple terms no. BUT, depending on how it is adjusted and run on the air, an AM transmission usually sounds "rich" or has full bodied audio, and the way most SSB transmitters and the way the audio is adjusted feeding them, it sounds more "communications quality" not "broadcast quality". BUT there is no reason that SSB transmitters cannot be set up and fed with wide band audio to sound "rich" also. This is sometimes called ESSB or enhanced ssb. Of course this takes up more bandwidth on the air and is not done by the majority of operators. They are looking for the best bandwidth to communicate with the best "punch" not the richest, fullest sound quality. Life is a tradeoff in all things. AM modulation is very inefficient in terms of power used and the ability to be heard clearly on the other end. SSB is many times more efficient in terms of power transmitted. Also the receivers on the far end can narrow their bandwidth to improve the signal to noise ration. So a long way around to answer your simple question, but watt for watt a SSB signal will be heard further and better than an AM signal.