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I love AM but is anyone else paranoid about using this mode? I suppose it goes back to the days when AM would wipe out everything resulting in your voice coming over everything from the toaster to the kettle. I know we are in a digital world now which I am not a fan of but I still get worried using AM. Maybe im just paranoid. Anyone else feel like this?

The short answer to that is no.

The only time we ever had inteference complaints back in the day were when using legal 4w FM and at the time legal antennas such as Thunderpoles, Delta DX, Wot poles etc.

Which due to their inefficient loaded design were terrible for causing problems.

Well 50kw Am radio stations don't blast through folks kettles do they ? Can't say i ever heard terry wogan blasting from my kettle

Good points although I have been hearing voices coming out of my popcorn maker for years, must be me.

In Poland AM is main modulation used. FM? Get out...
Some folks on SSB but small groups of local friends.
AM rules.
Chris

I have always loved AM but just been a bit worried my voice is coming over the neighbours sex toys

I prefer AM.
It's a much better hiss rather than that FM ear bashing crackle.

Tin soldier wrote: ↑03 Mar 2024, 12:58 I prefer AM.
It's a much better hiss rather than that FM ear bashing crackle.

Think that's why ATC still use it

these days cheap electrical crap will QRM you

Used to love AM as when two stations keyed up you could usually tell what both said, where on FM you just get squeal.
I have a couple of 40ch am rigs and they sound really nice. I would throw one in the car but very little activity around here.

NightProwler wrote: ↑03 Mar 2024, 12:41 I have always loved AM but just been a bit worried my voice is coming over the neighbours sex toys

That was extremely funny. "Sarah, I can hear someone saying QSY 595 coming out of your behind"

I can remember back around 1980 time when we went shopping and the wife went into the supermarket and I stayed outside chatting on my AM Midland rig .The wife came back to the car quicker than normal to tell me to stop chatting as everything I said was coming over the shops loudspeaker system lol.

an urban myth that did the rounds up here was if you keyed the mic at the petrol station it made the price on the pump go slower lol

Allan666 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2024, 07:43 I can remember back around 1980 time when we went shopping and the wife went into the supermarket and I stayed outside chatting on my AM Midland rig .The wife came back to the car quicker than normal to tell me to stop chatting as everything I said was coming over the shops loudspeaker system lol.

See thats what im talking about

I had some funny moments when transmitting in AM.
Early 90's, ss3900 and 2xEL519 I was activating several car alarms on parking lot and burglary alarm in nearby store.
300m further in TV shop they heard me talking in TV set speakers.
Sunday morning fun was to drive close to church during Holy Mass and talk through church speakers.
My neighbour VCR was ejecting tape when I pressed PTT.
Talking through baby monitors, even now they use 27.125AM
Not so long time ago, when I had radio in my car I was activating bank alarms on my route when chatting with friends. Running half kilowatt into Predator 10k
Chris