[BC] Re: The K- Word ( Power - Side )

[Glen Kippel]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Barry Mishkind <barry at oldradio.com> wrote:

> At 11:56 AM 2/24/2009, tosenkowsky at prodigy.net wrote:
>
>> The pattern bandwidth will affect the
>> readings, depending where you are,
>> azimuth wise. This, in addition to the
>> sideband relationship at the RF generation
>> point.
>>
>
>        Aren't there two reasons for power-side?
>
>        1. To "move" a station slightly up/down the dial.
>
>                this is less useful on digital receivers.
>
>        2. To better match the sidebands into a DA.
>
>                this may still be useful in some cases.
>
> --------------

Well, you don't actually "move" the station's frequency.  The carrier stays
put.  But, it is a form of Single Sideband -- however it is not Single
Sideband, Suppressed Carrier, like hams use.  It certainly reduces sideband
splatter in the direction that the sideband is reduced.  If there is a
first-adjacent station close by with which you wish to not interfere, this
is the way to do it.