[Boatanchors] Speaking of BPL

[Harry Vaught, KT4AE]

Kim Komando's newsletter yesterday pointed to a Washington Post article 
(registration required) which said that BPL in Texas was being shut 
down.  The equipment is being taken over by a utility provider (Oncor) 
who will use it for monitoring of the electrical grid.

A couple of quotes:

"Our business is delivering electricity, not being an Internet provider 
or a television provider," said Oncor spokesman Chris Schein.

" Other BPL trials have met with similar fates, though a few are still 
in operation. Compared to coaxial cables and copper phone lines, power 
lines are poor conduits for data. Some deployments also met fierce legal 
resistance from ham radio operators, who found that BPL created radio 
interference."

Harry, KT4AE
Maryville, Tennessee

RKofler at aol.com wrote:

> aspects of customers power usage during peak hours. My  concern is that these 
> meters will be a source of RF interference similar to BPL.  Anybody have 
> experience with these "smart meters"?
> 


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