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Yes, you can raise LPF to even 18kHz with SSB..
Problem is not tuners. Tuners are usually are not limited in any way (lpf) if there is no some speciall filter. What you broadcast they will catch.
Problem can be how noisy is tuner, how will it will make differencebetween edge 18kHz and 19khz pilot.. etc..
Also bigest problem for SSB is compatibility, wich is not 100% proved on field! Frank from Omnia claims that there is full compatibility but there are some tuners that just don't like SSB, small number of them but there is.
Anyway, what i can see for now there is more gain from SSB then loss.
video again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlxeI2uqCOw
If it transpires that well under 1% of radios revert to mono with SSB, I can live with that in exchange for any notably improved multipath stereo performance that may benefit the many. In asking my question I was thinking in comparison to operating a 15 kHz bandwidth;
- minor reductions in modulation loudness or minor increases in multipath when expanding from 15 - 17/18 kHz bandwidth.
- any reduction in ST high frequency performance < 15 kHz, and/or increased likelihood to hole punch, given the pre-emphasis curve is nearly 2db higher at 18 kHz than 15 kHz. This question applies to the existing clippers and pending new SSB/multiplex clippers.
While early days yet, according to posts on Radioinfo the ~50 US stations testing SSB have reported positive results. Lets hope it works out - it would be good for radio. Kind of strange its taken to 2012 to start getting SSB into the field on this scale. AJ