[NLRS] ARRL and BPL

[Ford Peterson]

Scott wrote:

...SNIP...

> I was reading in one of my professional tech
> journals that one company who is planning BPL stated in the article =
that
> they had "tacit" approval from the ARRL.
>=20
...SNIP...

> Please don't write that I'm bashing the only national group we have as =
hams.
> I am NOT asking any of you to resign or not sign up.  I just choose =
not to
> support organizations that I feel are a little two-faced in their =
stance.
>=20
> Scott N0EDV
> http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/
> Building RV-4
> Gotta Fly or Gonna Die

I'm glad you clarified yourself in the last paragraph.  ARRL bashing is =
"fightin' words" around these parts.

I would be interested to know the exact wording of the article.  My =
hunch is that you misunderstood one important aspect.  I'm sure this =
will all come clear once the ARRL forms its official response.

The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) was going to be issued by the =
FCC.  They had to do it.  This is too big an issue to just kill BPL at =
this early point.  Today's meeting was to issue the NPRM or not.  What =
was issued is really good news.  I think the ARRL will come out =
welcoming this NPRM action today once they look at it all the wording. =20

My suspicion is that the criteria stipulated by the NPRM will likely =
kill BPL through engineering and market forces.  So if the article was =
about whether the ARRL supports "tacitly" the NPRM or not, they no doubt =
have the facts straight.

Send in your $39.

Ford-N0FP
ford@cmgate.com