Which emission designation is commonly used for SSB voice transmissions?

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Which emission designation is commonly used for SSB voice transmissions?

SSB voice transmissions are narrowband and use a single sideband, which makes efficient use of the spectrum. In emission designators, J3E is the label for that type of emission: J indicates single-sideband modulation, the 3 indicates about a 3 kHz bandwidth typically used for voice, and E designates the specific SSB voice emission category. The other designators describe amplitude modulation (A3E, A1A) or frequency modulation (F3E), which are not SSB. So J3E is the designation you’ll commonly see for SSB voice.

SSB voice transmissions are narrowband and use a single sideband, which makes efficient use of the spectrum. In emission designators, J3E is the label for that type of emission: J indicates single-sideband modulation, the 3 indicates about a 3 kHz bandwidth typically used for voice, and E designates the specific SSB voice emission category. The other designators describe amplitude modulation (A3E, A1A) or frequency modulation (F3E), which are not SSB. So J3E is the designation you’ll commonly see for SSB voice.

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