[LeArc] Fw: BPL post of Trib article

[R. Patrick Ryan]

trying again in plain text for the LEARC copy of my reply. 


Hi Duane N9SSN

Here is some more, and hope it helps understand more about the local BPL
issues here.

New ARRL Petition Seeks to Resolve BPL Standoff
NEWINGTON, CT, Oct 18, 2005
quote:
"In essence, the real divide is that companies such as Motorola, Current
Technologies, IBEC and Corridor Systems all have designs that do not use
HF at all on overhead power lines, and they avoid the use of Amateur
Radio spectrum in all parts of their systems," other than at 5 MHz, the
ARRL stressed. 
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/10/18/101/?nc=1

The question remaining is just what CT design will Princeton actually use
for their BPL in this county next door?

And if this BPL does generate interference (pollution) to the spectrum, a
national resource, what will the city owned utility do about that?

Fair notice about early BPL interference was given by a visit to the City
Council by our ARRL Central Division Director, so we watch and listen.

vy 73 de Pat Ryan KC6VVT    
ARRL Illinois Section Emergency Coordinator 

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