A single sideband radio system. The system comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter comprises a transmitter baseband processing portion for generating a first baseband signal comprising first, second, and pilot components and modulating the first baseband signal in inverse proportion to the strength of the first component of the first baseband signal and an RF output stage for generating and transmitting a single sideband signal comprising first, second, and pilot portions corresponding to the first, second, and pilot components of the modulated first baseband signal. The receiver comprises an RF input stage for receiving the single sideband signal and a receiver baseband processing portion for generating a second baseband signal comprising first, second, and third components corresponding to the first, second, and third portions of the single sideband signal and for correcting the second baseband signal based on the pilot component of the second baseband signal.