Try a CQ on the "other" sideband. Sure, most ops won't copy but those who will might produce an interesting QSO.
If they have an Elecraft rig, it won't matter, since it covers both sidebands. And you might smoke out someone who has a rig that doesn't work on the other sideband. Who knows, you might start a movement. At least you'll demonstrate that USB actually works on 75 meters! (I'd be there are a few operators who aren't sure about that.) Avoiding doing anything "different" is the surest way to avoid ever doing anything new! You will always be following "the pack". Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- >I had a PRC-74 for a good while and finally sold it as there was no >LSB. You're right about it not having LSB, Sandy. I've got an AN/PRC-74B that I've never fired up, so I had forgotten that it should not have been on my list of LSB-capable military sets. At least the 74B covers 20 meters (it goes up to 18 MHz), unlike the earlier models that only covered up to 12 MHz. That makes those models in practice CW-only in the ham bands below 7.3 MHz, except for those five USB 60 meter channels. FWIW, I'd be happy with a shift to USB on all bands, but there's some vintage ham gear out there that might not be readily adaptable. The only real plus to LSB mode is that signal pitch gets higher as the receiver is tuned higher, which seems more natural to me. But it isn't an important issue. It's like tax reform...a good idea that will never happen. 73, Mike / KK5F _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
