[GreenKeys] Broadband Over Power Lines

Sun, 06 Jul 2003 17:57:13 -0400

NO it is certainly NOT off topic!!! This whole idea is poorly concieved, 
and will be even less if attempted.

It only takes 1 (one) corroded joint for a whole mess of harmonics to be 
generated, and that's on the secondaries alone.
Heck, I traced a noise problem down to a corroded lug in my meter 
enclosure. That was only 15 feet away from my rig, and was causing all 
sorts of really "neat" noise problems.  I think it would be more than 
safe to extrapolate from this point, to include the many thousands of 
really lousy connections out there, that are doing enough damage at 60 
HZ., much less broadband.  I hear the darn things every time I fire up 
the rig (Row House=close (cheap) neighbors= lousy wiring).
    I for one am going to lobby the hell out of the ARRL and FCC on this 
one..
73 de Greg WA3IVX / NNN0BVN

George B. Hutchison wrote:

>GreenKeyers - - -
>
>This is totally off topic, but is of such a magnitude of importance that I
>felt compelled to share it with you.
>
>It has to do with distributing broadband internet over the nation's power
>distribution grid.
>
>What a stupid idea! Some knothead looking to make big bucks at the expense
>of millions has to have been smoking his shoes.
>
>The power grid is imperfect at best. All it takes is a bit of corrosion at
>a joint doing a bit of rectification,  and you have harmonics from DC to
>light, every sixty cycles. That's with 60 cycles applied. Imagine the
>cocaphony of crap if you start putting broadband over this same system.
>
>Read on and send in your comments, PLEASE!!!.
>
>73,
>
>George, W7KSJ
>
>Fellow Reflectorites:
>
>Just a quick reminder that the deadline for filing
>comments in response to the FCC's Notice of
>Inquiry on Broadband over Powerline (BPL) is
>this coming MONDAY JULY 7, 2003. If you haven't
>had a chance to make your voice heard on this
>matter, please try to do so before the deadline.
>The Japanese government said no to BPL largely
>because the Japanese Amateur Radio community
>spoke loudly in opposition to the technology, so
>don't think your voice doesn't count.
>
>If you are not sure what to say, I have posted
>links on my website to a sampling of both short
>and long comments from amateurs that have
>already been filed with the FCC:
>
>www.dellroy.com/bpl.htm
>
>Additionally, a good tutorial on the BPL Notice
>of Inquiry with suggestions for appropriate reply
>comments can be found on the ARRL website
>at the following link:
>
>http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2003/06/19/2/?nc=1
>
>
>If you haven't read the NOI, you can download
>a copy at the following link:
>
>http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-100A1.doc
>
>
>You can view all comments filed in response
>to this NOI at the following webpage:
>
>http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.cgi
>
>If you type "03-104" in the "Proceeding" field
>and then hit the "Retrieve Document List" button
>at the bottom, you will bring up a list of all of the
>comments filed in response to the BPL NOI.
>
>
>You can electronically file your comments at the
>following link:
>
>http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi
>
>Just follow the instructions found on this webpage
>(remember the NOI number is "03-104").
>
>
>Unless you relish having a 24/7 S-9 noise floor,
>please consider taking a little time to comment. This
>technology poses a VERY SERIOUS RFI threat to
>the HF and lower VHF frequency bands!
>
>Thanks and 73,
>
>Mike, W4EF...................
>
>
>
>
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