SSB and radios

[asatrur]

Another noob question for the wise ones
I just picked up 2900R for a 2M mobile and base rig and it go me thinking about SSB. All the documentation I have read about SSB says it the required equipment for getting started on 2M SSB is pretty basic - a transceiver capable of 2M SSB and a 2M antenna and since it runs from 144.100 MHz to 144.275 MHz, does that mean any radio capable of transmitting on these frequencies would work for SSB or am I missing something?
Thanks
Asa

[idial1911]

Some radios don't go into SSB mode.. A lot of the normal run of the mill 2m radios don't. You need an HF rig most of the time to do it.

[spacecase0]

the ft2900 is FM only,
it does not matter what frequency you are on
SSB is kind of like AM but with one half of the frequency and the carrier frequency cut off,
they had no useful data anyway, so they bother to transmit them ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-sideband_modulation

[WA4STO]

the required equipment for getting started on 2M SSB is pretty basic - a transceiver capable of 2M SSB and a 2M antenna and since it runs from 144.100 MHz to 144.275 MHz, does that mean any radio capable of transmitting on these frequencies would work for SSB or am I missing something?

I've had multi-mode VHF/UHF radios for a lot of years, mostly for working the ever-growing numbers of amateur satellites.

But lately, since I've been involved more with prepping, it has dawned on me that are several great reasons to be using the large number of digital modes that we are granted use of.

Remember, voice is only a small portion of what's available if you have a multi-mode (not just FM-only) radio.

1.  OPSEC/COMSEC -- many sheeple have scanners; listening in on the FM modes is what scanners do best.  But if you're clever enough to have a multi-mode VHF/UHF radio, you've suddenly got access to millions of frequencies that scanners just aren't going to be catch due to the non-FM mode you'd be using.

2.  Maybe not now, but at one point, you very well may be able to afford a rig that does all the modes, and operates on HF, VHF and UHF.  The IC706, IC-7000 and many others do that.

3.  There are fairly inexpensive ways to get on the digital modes.  As always, used radios are a great way to save money.  Here's one at: 



Quite a surprise to see this one going on ebay for a measly 99 bucks.  Remember, it not only does CW, most all of the digital modes, and FM voice.