Mike K5ESS: Yes, no problem with receiving a DSB signal, as long as you are
receiving it on an SSB receiver. It is DSB at both ends which is the
problem. As far as I can think of, of all the many modes amateurs send to
each other, DSB is the only one where you can't work someone else who also
has a DSB transceiver.
Bob K5MYJ: If you add a BFO to a general coverage receiver you end up with
effectively a DSB receiver, don't you? In which case don't all the same
DSB-DSB problems apply? I don't see how it can work at all, let alone sound
better than SSB... and regarding modes (this topic is about DSB FT8) I'm
not a big FT8 fan (never tried it, no particular inclination to do so)
but... FT8 is certainly considered a weak signals mode, in the CW/PSK31
class.
Allison KB1GMX: you hit many nails on many heads in a very short space of
time. As usual! All agreed :-)
73 Hans G0UPL
