[CW] Code Test? YES!

[Todd Benson]

To be more effective, remember that we are in the period of Reply Comments, 
since the initial Comment period ended on July 7.

The best Reply Comment would be to reference a comment from the initial 
period and then agree or disagree with it.

In the initial period there were about 1750 comments against BPL, mostly 
from hams, and about 50 for it, mostly from the companies that want to sell 
the technology.  Probably the most effective argument would be to reference 
one of the arguments in favor of BPL and say why it is wrong.

FYI, the BPL industry has touted itself as an inexpensive alternative to 
other forms of broadband that can go everywhere powerlines go (ie. 
everywhere), solving one of the problems that Congress is concerned about: 
rural Internet access.  In reality, BPL costs about the same as cable and 
DSL to provide and provides similar data rates.  It has a distance limit of 
2000 feet, after which they must provide repeaters, so access to rural 
areas will get pretty expensive (by the way, DSL is supposed to be limited 
by distance from the central office but could be extended just as far with 
repeaters).  The BPL industry still claims that they do not interfere with 
anyone, but Ed Hare has demonstrated repeatedly that the interference 
levels on HF are over S9.

Before replying, you should view Ed Hare's video about his noise measurements:

<http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/08/08/2/?nc=1>http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/08/08/2/?nc=1

73 Greg N9GL


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To make your voice heard in this matter of EXTREME importance to all hams:

1.  Go to:  http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload/

2.  Select the very first choice (Docket 03-104).

3.  Complete the required personal data.

4.  Provide brief comments regarding your opposition to BPL.


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