[PVRCNC] Re: [PVRC] please!

Sat, 16 Aug 2003 08:13:56 -0400

Thanks, Merrie,

However, today I received the following while attempting to comment:
"Proceeding 03-104 is not available for comment" I then noted the header:

"The ECFS system will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance from Saturday
Agugust 16th, 2003 until Monsday August 18th, 2003." (Definitely an
engineer, not an English major!) I didn't really want to give the system
scheduled maintenance, I just wanted to submit a comment.   :^)  I will try
to get on again on "Monsday" in "Agugust"!

I believe we also need to find an "angle" which is not seen as simply a
selfish claim from amateurs. The following is a paste from my attempted
submission for anyone else to use in their own submissions.

"Radio amateurs, and many other users of two way radio communication, are
involved in various forms of weak-signal reception and transmission.
The potential for interference to the amateur service and other
communications services by BPL is enormous. To allow very substantial
interference, with unacceptable background spectrum pollution is not
reasonable for existing services, nor is it necessary in the public
interest. Other methods including cable and telephone DSL are
adequate for broadband in all but the most remote areas. As seen from
the recent blackout, the energy providers need to concentrate on
their own service reliability, and vital communications should never
be vulnerable to such events. Making BPL available will encourage
users to "put all their eggs in one basket" with serious risks to
the national interest."

Jim, K4QPL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Merrimon Crawford Pladsen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:49 PM
Subject: [PVRC] please!

>
> If you have not filed your comments with the FCC about BPL, please do it
now!
>
> As of tonight, only 103 hams in NC have bothered to file comments.  NC has
> many more hams than Colorado and I am shocked that they have the same
> number of comments in these states.  Both are pathetic.  I cannot imagine
> how any contester could not care about trying to listen through that kind
> of interference.  If you have not heard the interference that is typical
> please go to the website
> http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/08/08/2/?nc=1   and listen to the
> download of interference in test communities.  Once listening, I think we
> can see that implementation of BPL will de the nail in HFamateur radio's
> coffin.
>
> Individuals and clubs can post comments.  It's easy and all you have to do
> is fill in "03-104" under proceeding number and file your comment at:
> http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi
>
> Legislators will look at the number of filings and if there are so few,
> they will think we just don't care.
>
> I am very disappointed to see the lack of PVRC members filing comments.
>
> 73
> Merri AB0MV
>
>
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