Regarding the guy who was told to get a "proper" rig before trying to run
AM, it may not have been because the other operators were prejudiced against
his ricebox. I hear AM stations all the time running transceivers and
linears in AM mode, and it is not uncommon to hear signals of such good
quality that I would have believed him if he had told me he was running a
converted broadcast transmitter. There is a learning curve to developing
the skill to run low-level modulated AM at 100% modulation without
distortion. A am always glad to walk someone through the procedure if he is
having difficulty.
The rude reaction on the part of the other AM'ers in the group could
possibly have been due to the "weaker they are the longer they talk"
syndrome. Very often a station will break into an ongoing QSO with a weak
signal, just barely audible above the background noise, and then proceed to
make an old buzzard transmission that no-one can hear beyond maybe 10%. To
me, that is just as rude as being impolite to a newcomer simply because he
does not meet one's standards for running "proper" equipment. More than a
few times I have had conversations interrupted or completely destroyed by
EPW (extremely pissweak) breakers who insisted on lengthy transmissions.
I try not wish to discourage anyone who ventures into trying AM. We need
all the interest in the mode we can muster. But inconsiderate operating is
inconsiderate operating, regardless of mode. And sometimes this can try our
patience.
Don k4kyv
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