westbound
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Never had a cb with ssb on it,can someone explane how it works and is the sideban 10 meter or what?
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A CB that uses SSB will use the same frequencies and channels that normal CB uses. It is not 10 meters, it's still 11 meters. 10 meters is a ham band while 11 meters is the CB band in the US.
Normal CB transmits with both an upper and lower sideband signal and a carrier. SSB only transmits with one of the two sidebands so it uses less signal space. This allows more "power" to be transmitted since the legal limit is concentrated on one sideband while normally it's spread out over both sidebands and the carrier (not 100% accurate, but you get the idea).
If you listen to an SSB signal using a normal AM CB radio the signal will probably sound like "Donald Duck". A normal AM signal will also not sound right when listened to using an SSB radio (although switching to AM mode will fix it). Often folks will have channels in their area used for SSB mode while others will be used for AM mode to prevent folks from dealing with the wierd sounding signals.
Specifics can be found on the article on SSB in the RR WIKI --> Modulation Methods - The RadioReference Wiki
Normal CB transmits with both an upper and lower sideband signal and a carrier. SSB only transmits with one of the two sidebands so it uses less signal space. This allows more "power" to be transmitted since the legal limit is concentrated on one sideband while normally it's spread out over both sidebands and the carrier (not 100% accurate, but you get the idea).
If you listen to an SSB signal using a normal AM CB radio the signal will probably sound like "Donald Duck". A normal AM signal will also not sound right when listened to using an SSB radio (although switching to AM mode will fix it). Often folks will have channels in their area used for SSB mode while others will be used for AM mode to prevent folks from dealing with the wierd sounding signals.
Specifics can be found on the article on SSB in the RR WIKI --> Modulation Methods - The RadioReference Wiki
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