Greetings Holger!   
      
    TW>> I have no problem with that but it stil lstands that the Word   
    TW>> "Carrier" is a Standard term  used to describe the RF signal   
    TW>> eninating form a transmitter.   
      
    RW>> Then how do you explain the non-carrier of a SSB transmission?   
      
    HG> The carrier is still there but it is suppressed. Originally SSB was   
    HG> named SSSB for Suppressed Single Side Band or even SCSSB  to get the   
    HG> carrier along in the name.   
      
   If I key a mic on a SSB xmitter, there is no carrier showing on a Bird 43   
   RF wattmeter with a 5w slug in it. The only time the wattmeter shows signs   
   of life is when you modulate the output (25watt slug required). Suppressed   
   means exactly that, no carrier.   
      
      
       Have a day!   
      
            R\%/itt - K5RXT   
      
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