[ARC5] Broadband over Power Lines

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Well its like Ebay.  you don't like the prices there, go to another store or 
go home.  Same thing with BPL.  YOu don't like it, don't use it,  Get enough 
people who see what and where the intereference with their TV's etc comes 
from and maybe they'll not get enough business to be competitive.  There are 
a lot of instances of that in the Cable TV, telephone and data services 
areas.  Look at the business history over the past 5-8 years and all the 
failures.  Why not BPL?

Larry
W0OGH
> David Stinson wrote:
> 
> >Frankly- I think BPL is going to get limited adoption,
> >especially in areas too far removed for DSL lines.
> >There's simply more money in the BPL lobby than in the
> >hobby radio lobby.  
> >
> Precisely why I have complained for years to those who insist on viewing 
> and referring to Amateur Radio as a 'hobby' primarily. Regardless of the 
> fact that we're permitted to use it as such most of the time and there 
> is less demand for emergency comms, it was (and last I knew, still is) 
> referred to as the 'Amateur Radio SERVICE'. I've been involved with the 
> service end of it for many years through ARES (briefly), MARS, and 
> RACES. I've been the State RACES Director for nearly ten years and have 
> had great success in shedding good light on and gaining support for ham 
> radio as a result. I enjoy this aspect of radio, and it would be nice if 
> more users out there would see it as such. We wouldn't have anywhere 
> near the issues of trying to convince the gov't and business that we 
> really do provide a service and, therefore, wouldn't be seen as so 
> 'disposable'. Approach it as a selfish, self-serving hobbyist and you'll 
> be quickly dismissed in such matters as BPL. Prove that you provide a 
> service during times of emergency that is *extremely* cost effective to 
> governent (and therefore, the taxpayers) and you'll see how differently 
> they respond. Works really well with tower issues and other matters 
> along these lines. Of course, you really need to be doing it, not just 
> claiming to.
> 
> > Money talks, public good walks.
> >"Gorrilla" action, denying reliablity to BPL service
> >or submission and an end to our hobby will be the only 
> >alternatives.  Not that I advocate lawbreaking, mind you...
> >(ahem...)...
> >
> I rather doubt that outside users will have much impact on BPL. However, 
> if it somehow gets put through and accepted, the very *least* we should 
> do is flood the FCC and gov't in general with complaints. Again, if 
> presented as someone's business or livelihood interfering with your 
> 'hobby', chances aren't good of action. If presented as a denial of 
> service and compromise of emergency communications used locally and for 
> Homeland Security purposes, I suspect it would be handled better.
> 
> It's not at all a case of 'money' over 'public good'. More accurately 
> it's a case of perceived 'need' over 'convenience'. The real approach 
> here shouldn't be one of trying to defeat a business from interfering 
> with your hobby, it should be one of keeping a consumer service already 
> provided elsewhere in different venues from interfering with a public 
> service 'need'. The power compaines will represent this as a need to 
> provide service to those in need and cast it as more important than 
> protecting an obsolete hobby. If we represent ourselves merely as 
> consumers wanting to enjoy our "right" to a hobby, don't we actually 
> reinforce their argument?
> 
> Or perhaps it's too late already and we've cut off our collective nose 
> to spite our face - by representing the amateur radio *service* as 
> nothing more than a *hobby*, with the resulting arguments based on 
> cellphones, satellites, etc. etc....
> 
> Just a differening view with the same goal in mind -
> 
> de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
> 
> 
> 
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