[Kenwood] BPL Manassas Va.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:59:45 -0700

Danny, and group:

The reporter's email address with her report was incorrect.
Her correct address is:  [email protected]
It was skreiger.  the 'e' and 'i' were reversed.

I just spoke with her on the phone and she's been inundated with 
calls, including some from her father, who's a ham.

I suggest we not criticize 'one-sided' reporting because she's
definitely not an electronics type.  she was just doing her job
and reporting on something new in the area.  Naturally, the BPL ISP
wasn't going to touch on the interference potential.

She (Sari Krieger) is preparing another article on BPL and will, 
I trust, report on the interference issue.  Let's not shoot the
messenger, folks.  Instead, let's help her gather the info and report 
it.  I told her about interference not only to amateur radio, but
also to commercial international broadcast, TV channels 2 thru 6,
U.S. State and Defense Dept. long-range HF communications, etc.  I
also told her that several European countries have kiboshed BPL
because of the interference issues.

I agree, let's make noise, but let's make the right noises and
send them to the right places.

73,

Dick W1NMZ

[email protected] wrote:
> 
> It would help.  I have just sent an email to the newspaper owners/management complaining of the one-sided reporting, explaining the other side of the story, and saying that the reporter undoubtably wasnt aware of the harmful prospects of such a service.  Gave them the ARRL web addres and my contact info for them to call if they needed further help/information. Being somewhat of a local, maybe they will pay attenton to that.  But, it wont hurt for others to contact them as well.   Make noise.
> Danny
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