[FARC] Fw: [EPA-QRP] Fw: Broadband Over Power Lines BPL

[Charles " Doc " Brown]

> Please forward this to other amateurs.
>
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> President@WhiteHouse.gov
>
> BROADBAND OVER POWER LINES  "BPL"
>
> Mr. President:
>
> In your April 26 speech at the Minneapolis convention of the American
> Association of Community Colleges, you advocated changing technical
> standards to encourage BPL deployment in the United States.
>
> As a member of the Amateur Radio community, I implore you to reconsider
your
> stand on this topic.
>
> As shown by both the ARRL study and the recently released NTIA study on
> interference levels caused by BPL to radio reception, the implementation
of
> this technology will severely hamper High Frequency communication anywhere
> BPL
> is put into use.
>
> As High Frequency communication is the only known method of direct long
haul
> message handling and as both Military and Homeland Security have need of
> these frequencies in case of disaster, and as many examples of Amateur
Radio
> Operators handling emergencies can be shown, It is imperative that these
> frequency ranges be kept as clear of interference as possible.
>
> Lowering the technical standards to allow greater interference from a
> widespread BPL systems would be devastating to the present capabilities of
> these federally licensed stations.
>
> sincerely;
>
> Your Name and Call
> City and State

Charles " Doc " Brown
ka3kzh@adelphia.net  Elecraft K2 #1618