[CW] FCC's Attitude toward BPL!

[n3drk]

Get out of the FCC's way and let them do their job? Is that what you said
Chip? You have got to be kidding.  Did your teachers in high school and
college give you the proper tools for critical thinking? Or were you raised
in your bedroom?

john

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Chipn1ir@aol.com>
To: <cw@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] FCC's Attitude toward BPL!


> I am not sure what, exactly, we need to do and why.
>
> I saw nothing in Ms. Abernathy's comments that in any way impedes the
> amateur radio service.
>
> The FCC is attempting to realistically assess and encourage new wireless
and
> radio technologies--in order to keep up with the technologies themselves.
If
> it does not, the US will become the largest technical country with a dodo
> system of telecommunications. It is, in my opinion, an enlightened
attitude to
> pursue and encourage this exploration and adoption.
>
> Wireless and radio nirvana sounds absolutely spectacular to me. Reminds me
of
> what turned me onto radio in the first place, as a child of 6.
>
> It is impossible to believe that issues will  not be found and addressed
by
> the FCC--and its sister (brother?) organization the NTIA, regarding BPL.
Is
> there any reason to doubt this? If so, what are these reasons?
>
> In my opinion, letters such as that sent by the ARRL to Ms. Abernathy do
not
> represent the majority of radio amateurs (they couldn't; 155,000 hams is
> hardly a US majority) and, in fact, express biases and extrapolations
> unsubstantiated with supporting facts. The fact is that some interference
potential exists,
> and the fact is that it can be realistically mitigated.
>
> It is also a fact that amateur radio does not exist so that a few thousand
> people can typically communicate with single sideband on a specific band
at a
> specific time. It exists as a service with emergency communication ability
and
> technological encouragement. These days, I would say it does the former
far
> better than the latter.
>
> Don't downplay the EC: the most valuable asset ham radio has today is the
2M
> repeater system and the very large number of trained hams active there.
>
> Get out of the way of the FCC and let it do its job.  In my opinion, they
> know what they're doing. They have plenty of comments on BPL and , one
should
> assume, are addressing them proactively. If YOU BELIEVE THIS IS NOT SO,
THEN
> PLEASE PRESENT EVIDENCE to that effect.
>
> 73,
> Chip N1IR
>
>
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