[Lowfer] 137KHz NPRM

[Douglas D. Williams]

You make some good points, however the truth is only a small fraction
(probably less than one tenth of one percent) of the population of the
U.S.A. know or care what an NDB is, while probably close to 100% of the
population want their lights to come on when they throw the switch. So the
power companies wield enormous weight in Washington, and, thus, with the
FCC, obsolete switching equipment notwithstanding.

IMHO, the only way we (amateur radio low frequency enthusiasts) are ever
going to get a slice of the "LF pie" is to make absolutely "sh*t sure" that
we don't cause any problems with the PLCs. Hopefully, the experiences of
the other nations who have an LF allocation, combined with our own Part
5 licensees who have been operating for several years on 137 kHz without
any PLC interference (that I am aware of), will convince the FCC that we
can coexist peacefully. Also, we can all hope that the power line companies
will be pressured by world events to upgrade their switching systems to
something more robust.

 73, Doug KB4OER

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Tom Clifton <kc0vsj at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Without regard to national security etc, the equipment the power companies
> use is all part 15 and has the same guarantees and rights as does your
> 2.4gig wireless router at home...  I don't hear the licensed NDB's
> hollering about interference issues from the power companies...  If the
> utilities want protection, then they need to apply for licenses for the
> frequencies they use, then it all becomes a matter of public record of who
> is really using what and we can deal with truth rather than shadowy fiction.
>
> __________________________________
> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:42:55 -0500
> From: craig wasson
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] 137KHz NPRM
>
>
> Do you know what frequency the PLC near your transmitter was using?
> >From what I've read power companies use specific frequencies in the
> 24-500KHz range so what we need to find out is which ones use the
> 137KHz range.
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