What Is "AME" ???

[Glenn NY4NC]

I've noticed that some military and or commercial transmitters and exciters list "AME" as a mode of operation. What the heck is that?.. Could that be AM with one sideband? I've also heard the term "compatible AM"

Can anyone shed some light on this?

[WD8BIL]

compatible sideband transmission: Independent sideband transmission in which the carrier is deliberately reinserted at a lower level after its normal suppression to permit reception by conventional AM receivers. (188) Note: Compatible sideband transmission is usually single-sideband (SSB) amplitude-modulation-equivalent (AME) transmission consisting of the emission of the carrier plus the upper sideband. Synonym amplitude modulation equivalent.

http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/dir-008/_1158.htm

[Glenn NY4NC]

Thanks for the explaination Bud. My reason for asking is I have always thought it would be cool to use one of these surplus exciters on the ham bands. Should be easy enough to modify an AME into true AM.

compatible sideband transmission: Independent sideband transmission in which the carrier is deliberately reinserted at a lower level after its normal suppression to permit reception by conventional AM receivers. (188) Note: Compatible sideband transmission is usually single-sideband (SSB) amplitude-modulation-equivalent (AME) transmission consisting of the emission of the carrier plus the upper sideband. Synonym amplitude modulation equivalent.

http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/dir-008/_1158.htm