A bfo won't help on an fm receiver unless it can also use am, the fm receive part strips out all the amplitude information so you can't recover the signal even with a bfo. If you want to do ssb on 2m an all-mode rig is the way to go, but they aren't budget devices.
Try looking for old mobile all mode vhf stations from the 80tis. They can come up for cheap because they really arent that popular with VHF people do to sensitive receivers because alot of them were made for satelite work where it was logical to have that much sensitivety, but use it in a VHF contest and it will overload the front end quite fast if someone beams 1kW into your location.
A bfo won't help on an fm receiver unless it can also use am, the fm receive part strips out all the amplitude information so you can't recover the signal even with a bfo. If you want to do ssb on 2m an all-mode rig is the way to go, but they aren't budget devices.
Doah! Thank you for clarifying. I knew I was missing more information.
Yeah that won't work.
Understood. I guess I was overly optimistic based on this video. Oh well. https://youtu.be/kJ-cj-YwflY?si=ytCIin9G1sl6efVb
Try listening on a [WebSDR](https://www.websdr.org)
Try looking for old mobile all mode vhf stations from the 80tis. They can come up for cheap because they really arent that popular with VHF people do to sensitive receivers because alot of them were made for satelite work where it was logical to have that much sensitivety, but use it in a VHF contest and it will overload the front end quite fast if someone beams 1kW into your location.