[Elecraft] BPL

[Brendan Minish]

At 19:28 15/08/2003, "Dan Allen" <dlajr@bellsouth.net> wrote:
 >We should also campaign to have *all* power lines placed underground as
 >they do in Europe.

The lines aren't underground here (Ireland) and the BPL trials are starting 
soon in a town near here. I hope to making detailed measurements and will 
certainly be reporting my findings to the relevant authorities although 
Amateurs have little 'clout' politically here and it may not make much 
difference :-(

In Europe BPL is a serious potential problem to HF use at allowable 
incidental interference levels but is probably uneconomic for the operators 
unless the BPL people can get the EU limits raised, even then it is 
questionable that BPL will be economic but I imagine many will come up with 
'uses' for the new higher limits if the BPL people get them in force.

BPL is being sold to our politicians as the answer to rural broadband but 
just like everywhere else the trials are in town, it seems the longest bpl 
trial distance I can find covered around 2,000 feet. Is anyone aware of ANY 
rural BPL trials anywhere in the world?

Is anyone here involved with interference monitoring or measurement in BPl 
trials? If so I would like to hear from you please.

73
Brendan EI6IZ