[AMRadio] BPL and the ARRL

[EdwMullin at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/18/2008 10:26:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Steve  WD8DAS 
writes:
>i find it very interesting how the ARRL has changed the  nature of their 
>
>
>It started out as a worthy fight against  yet another RFI problem from 
>devices that aren't supposed to  radiate.  Over time their effort has 
>"morphed" into a drive to get  BPL operators to notch out the ham bands 
>only and let the rest of the  spectrum go to the dogs.  I wonder why?
 
First, I am no fan of tha Leage. But from a realistic point of view,
There is no real way to completely stop BPL.  There are too  many forces 
commited to trying to deploy it.
>From a tactical prespective, if you can't stop your opponent, denying him  
key terrain (frequencies) is the next best thing. Espescially when the ARRL does 
 not have limitless legal/financial resources. So it was smart to alter the  
objective of the effort to something that was obtainable within a  reasonable 
amount of money and work.

>I am against all forms of  unnecessary radio noise from unlicensed 
>devices - not just those in the  ham bands.  And I am a bit surprised 
>that the League has narrowed  its objective in this way.  Maybe it makes 
>it easier to declare  "mission accomplished"!
 
Frankly, I'm with you on this one.  I find that people (companies and  
governments) usually don't care a lick about RF noise generated by thier  equipment. 
  I try to make the point by explaining that electrically  noisy equipment 
may be ready to fail, inefficient, or dangerous depending on the  situation. 
Sometime is works sometimes not.  

>
>And, it should be noted that getting a few thousand bucks  back from the 
>FCC doesn't do anything to stop BPL.  The FCC hasn't  changed a thing...
>
>Steve WD8DAS
 



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