A BUNCH of nOOb questions..please be kind and help if you can.

[Mr.5150cbrn]

im thinking it was spoken as a for instance ,
granted a lil hazing does add some "spice" to the radio frequencies !

your band switch is for your "extra channels " above and below the normal 40 that are allocated for use by the fcc.
how ever single side band - if your radio has the capabilities , is where your individual channel has the carrier removed , producing an upper side band , and a lower side band , \
so ssb is very different than extras!
as am , fm , usb, lsb,cw . are the different modes of transmitting & recieving

just as "gordon gekko "stated , as hes a pretty sharp individual and clever!