[CW] BPL / [CW] Introduction and a request

Sat, 12 Jul 2003 09:46:47 -0400

Difficult to format this working off the digest, and it may not look
right, but anyway, the points are in here:

----- Original Message ----- portions removed
>Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:29:19 -0400
>From: Bill Owens N2RKL <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [CW] Introduction and a request
>I think you'll be amazed by the claims that the industry groups make,
>and horrified by the implications for our hobby. And if you decide that
>you must discount what I've said because it came from someone who can't
>(yet) manage 30 WPM, and you don't trust anything the ARRL says because
>it hates CW, at least take a look at the last sentence of this document
>from the United PowerLine Council:
>http://www.uplc.utc.org/file_depot/0-10000000/0-10000/7966/conman/Bullet+
Points+for+NOI.pdf

(which was, "Section 157 puts the burden on opponents of new technologies
to show the new technologies are not in the public interest, and the FCC
must make a public interest determination within one year from initiating
a proceeding on a new technology or service."). Yes, and what it says
below is bureaucratic hogwash:

>"BPL will not cause interference to licensed services
>Part 15 emissions limits will continue to protect licensed services
>from interference and early BPL operations confirm that speculation
>about potential interference is unsubstantiated and unwarranted."

I just refused to buy a device which plugs into the electric lines of our
house and routes digital signals etc. without wires - sure, it routes
signals through my own power lines.. I already hear that stuff here, and
it is maddening. I thought it was temporary but it is permanent (not that
I am going to settle for it - the FCC needs a sample of what I live with
here). What I live with is a perfect match with what I hear by listening
to the samples mentioned below, and if that won't give rise to serious
concern, I have no idea what will, and it is not off topic, John, it is
very instructive and helpful:

----- Original Message -----
>From: "n3drk" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 03:50:22 -0400
>Subject:
>This is somewhat off topic but wanted to share with the group. If you
want
>to hear what Broadband over Power Line (BPL) sounds like, go to
>http://www.qsl.net/rsgb_emc/pltsounds.html
>and try all three audio downloads. This will give one exposure.
>john
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