[DX] ARRL BPL Video

[John O. Norback]

Hi Skip:

You are an idiot. The QRM is out of sight.

73 JON W6KFV

Chipn1ir@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I must confess that I am puzzled by the anger by some hams over BPL. The only
> data I have been able to dig out on the web, regarding the US, is a summary
> of W1RFI's data-taking trip. IF I understand it correctly--and I trust I will
> be corrected with fact if I am wrong-- W1RFI made measurements well within the
> near field of the emissions; underneath the lines; generally parallel to the
> lines;and so on. Is there any data which supports those damning interpretations
> from an actual ham residence? How many of us live --under-- in- the- air ,
> residential power lines? Is there any record of complaint from a ham in the
> towns visited by W1RFI regarding RFI from BPL? Has any ham volunteered to assist
> the ARRL in gathering data from a residence in which the BPL is active, and the
> ham experiences major QRM? If not, then why not?
> 
> Incidentally, I have tried 8 times to download the video from the ARRL site,
> without success. This is with a T1 line.
> 
> I have major concerns that if we present 'evidence' which is biased in some
> way, then we, as a licensed service, will have the argument thrown back at us.
> We are already seeing how the FCC perceives our use of the  60M band as purely
>  an emergency  service role (which is a valuable role indeed), rather than a
> hobbyist or technical advancement one. If that is how the FCC sees the future
> of the amateur service, then why is the issue of BPL so compelling? If there
> is an emergency, then BPL would be down--and the QRM would be gone (if it
> really was a problem to start).
> 
> I would be very interested in studies that show that BPL introduces S9+ QRM
> 30 miles away, or skips to the west coast for example. Is there any US data on
> that?
> 
> Please do not respond in anger to my comments. I am merely posing a critique
> of the data so discussed. I also feel that if there is more data which bears
> greater applicability, then I, and others, might be so pursuaded.
> 
> 73,
> Chip N1IR
> 
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