I'm about to get a Sangean ats505, but it has sbs only over SW, not MW or
FM. I'm fairly new to SW. How much am I missing not have sbs over MW or FM,
assuming I want to pick up stuff like hams, pirates, as well as utilities?

Thanks,
toney

Hi Toney:

SSB is usually a " just shortwave only " feature;

USB is the preferred mode..
Say you're listening to 12.095 ( BBC from ascencion Island off Africas west
coast)
and a Telex transmission starts..
Well
the telex is usually on 12.090 or so, and bleeds into 12.095

- SO...
YOu put your set into SSB and presto ! interference is mostly gone.
Air traffic uses USB also, and Pirates too..

- So SSB, it's a good thing to have,
but an external antenna is better ;

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=antennas

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/wire/

- So have fun !!

dan



In article , "Bob" writes:

Subject: newbie question
From: "Bob"
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:12:38 -0700

I'm about to get a Sangean ats505, but it has sbs only over SW, not MW or
FM. I'm fairly new to SW. How much am I missing not have sbs over MW or FM,
assuming I want to pick up stuff like hams, pirates, as well as utilities?

Thanks,
toney

"Bob" wrote in message
...
I'm about to get a Sangean ats505, but it has sbs only over SW, not MW or
FM. I'm fairly new to SW. How much am I missing not have sbs over MW or
FM,
assuming I want to pick up stuff like hams, pirates, as well as utilities?

Hi,

You'll only use SSB (single side band) on the SW bands. That's where the
utility, ham and pirate stations are. I don't know of anyone who uses SSB on
the MW bands.

Jackie

Bob schrieb:

I'm about to get a Sangean ats505, but it has sbs only over SW, not MW or
FM. I'm fairly new to SW. How much am I missing not have sbs over MW or FM,
assuming I want to pick up stuff like hams, pirates, as well as utilities?

You wouldn't miss a lot more than some NDBs on LW. SSB is really only
interesting on shortwave and above.

Stephan
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You wouldn't miss a lot more than some NDBs on LW. SSB is really only
interesting on shortwave and above.



That's pretty much true, except that you *would* miss the ability to use SSB
mode on the MW band in ECSS fashion. Having SSB available for MW is very worthy
if you are at all into MW DXing.
But other than that, Stephan's right.
Linus