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Old 11-14-2016, 05:15 PM
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You will most likely encounter SSB in the "ham" bands... here is the chart:

http://www.arrl.org/graphical-frequency-allocations

Typically LSB is used for the lower frequency bands 160, 80 and 40 meters and USB is used for the higher bands. Listen for a "Donald Duck" sounding station on these bands, switch on the proper SSB mode and try to fine tune until the voice sounds "normal" or nearly so. Real ham recievers, such as those made by Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu and others are easier to tune and sound better than the typical portable.

Sync detection may be useful to improve reception on weak, fading AM broadcast signals, both domestic and international, but on most portable radios, except the old Sony 2010, the Sync function is not very well implemented.

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