The necessity and realization of an AM dual mode radio is discussed. The topic is discussed as a consequence of the resolution of WARC in 1987 that HF broadcasting services are going to be switched to SSB broadcasting after 2015.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>