[CW] welcoming bpl in idaho

[n3drk]

Well KK7MG, when they install BPL and it is up and running and cannot hear
anything on the bands and when the Power Company does not respond to your
complaints, dont come here complaining.

john

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KK7MG" <KK7MG@hotmail.com>
To: "Dick Carroll" <dixie@townsqr.com>; <cw@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] Re: CW digest, Vol 4 #245 - 11 msgs


> Well, they're trying it out in Boise (about 30 miles away) and a lot of
the
> Hams are ready with monitoring gear.  The power company's interference guy
> is at least willing to work with us.
>
> Bob
>
> > Bob you gotta be kidding, or just trolling. Didn't you read this, just
one
> > report of several that are out there?  Real Hams have been checking this
> out
> > and it AIN'T pretty. And once installed do you really believe they would
> ever
> > remove it all whatever the nasty results?
> >
> > Dick
> >
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >  This is serious, folks.
> >
> >  I am located 65 MILES from a test area...and 160, 80,
> >
> >  and 40 were rendered virtually unusable with any
> >
> > signal below roughly s-5 to s-7 at some times.
> >
> > Especially for the QRPp'ers...how many stations have
> >
> > you worked with just a few hundred milliwatts?
> >
> > You have maybe a few thousandths of a microwatt on the
> >
> > receiver's antenna...and this broadband hash puts a
> >
> > few microwatts on the same antenna...what do YOU
> >
> > think is going to happen?
> >
> >  Driving through Allentown during PPL's tests, there
> >
> > were times when my car's AM radio was blotted out!
> >
> > The power companies want this scheme to happen,
> >
> >  because it would be effortless revenue for them...
> >
> > >>
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> >
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