BendixKing PS440 System KHF 1050 - Manual (Page 4)

APPENDIX A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
CHARACTERISTICS OF HF SSB COMMUNICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
HF SSB COMMUNICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
FREQUENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
SKYWAVE PROPAGATION - WHICH FREQUENCY TO USE? . . . . . .16
WHY SINGLE SIDEBAND IS IMPORTANT IN HF COMMUNICATIONS .21
AMPLITUDE MODULATION (AM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
SINGLE SIDEBAND OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
SUPPRESSED CARRIER VS. REDUCED CARRIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
SIMPLEX AND SEMI-DUPLEX OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
APPENDIX B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
MARITIME RADIOTELEPHONE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS . . . . . . . . .23
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