[NCARC] BPL Here? (Broadband over Power Line)

[Rod N0RC]

Folks,

Does anybody know if BPL (Broadband over Power Line) is being tried or
implemented in our area? Hope not. The interference potential for HF and
low-VHF spectrum is disturbing. (S5-S9 broad spectrum noise) If you are
not familiar with this spectrum threat [BPL] you can read more about it
on the ARRL website:

    http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/08/08/2/?nc=1

The article also has 2 MPEG movies featuring Ed Hare, W1RFI, ARRL Lab
Manager, running some field tests--it isn't pretty.

The MPEGs are big 22Mb and 7Mb. If there enough interest I can bring a
notebook computer to the next meeting and show the video(s), they are
about 5 minutes long.

Additional articles on BPL affect on radio spectrum can be found here:

    http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/features/2003/07/08/1/

    http://www.remote.arrl.org/announce/regulatory/et03-104/

    http://www.remote.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/


73, Rod N0RC