[Paham] BPL

[WORKSNTV at aol.com]

Chris:


As an amateur radio operator I  read with interest your article on using 
electric lines to funnel Internet  access to homes in Catawissa.  The technology 
is known as  BPL.
http://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/premium/317725250571707.bsp

This  report screams for a followup. It has been proven that BPL causes 
harmful  interference to communications between 2 and 80 MHz. That interference is 
so bad  that it could wipe out amateur radio communications but more 
importantly public  safety communications. For example, Columbia County dispatches it's 
fire calls  on 46.120 MHz, right in the middle of the "interference band"

I am  sending you two web sites. The first explains BPL and the amateur radio 
 communities concerns, the second is a link to a report how vital ham radio 
was  after the Tsunami in Asia. I would also like to point out that after 9/11  
amateur radio was the ONLY form of communications in and out of the WTC  
area!   

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


http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/12/28/100/?nc=1


Best  Regards,



Robert Reynolds- WB3DYE
10 Oak Rd
White Haven, Pa  18661-3113