[PVRCNC] BPL Field Trial in Raleigh

[Bill Tippett]

         I noticed on ARRL's BPL page that Progress Energy is
licensed for a field trial of BPL:

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<http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/index_els_ie.html>FCC Experimental Licenses
Internet: 
<http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/index_els_ie.html>http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/index_els_ie.html
Note: Generic search (box on left), Exp. type = Broadband

Over Power Line
Summary: The FCC has issued 8 experimental licenses for BPL/PLC. Not all of 
these locations have ongoing field trials, but these are certainly areas to 
watch. Some of these specify that the station location will be within 20 km 
of the listed city. Some of these field trials are rather small.

Progress Energy  WD2XCA  Raleigh, NC
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There is also reportedly a filed trial in Wilmington, NC but the links
to the referenced site are broken.

         If anyone has experienced any cases of BPL interference,
remember that today is the last day to file any Reply Comments!
Actual problems would be a good rebuttal to the following one from
the United Power Line Council's submission dated
July 7, 2003:


http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_
pdf=pdf&id_document=6514284754

III. Access BPL Systems and the Part 15 Rules
B. Interference
"In this proceeding, the FCC inquires concerning the
potential for interference from BPL systems under the
existing Part 15 emission limits,29 and it inquires whether
the existing measurement procedures are appropriate.30 The
UPLC is pleased to respond that there has been no
interference reported in any of the field trials by its
members. These trials have been conducted in accordance
with the existing Part 15 limits and measurement
procedures.31 In many cases, the FCC has assisted in the
test measurements that have been taken. The experience
gained from this process indicates that BPL systems comply
with the Part 15 limits, and that the existing rules protect
licensed users against interference from BPL systems. If
anything, the existing rules may be too stringent and
unnecessarily limit the range of BPL, but certainly the
emission limits do not need to be reduced to prevent
interference. As such, the UPLC provides its responses to
certain issues raised by the FCC with respect to
interference and the measurement standards for emissions
from BPL systems."


                                         73,  Bill  W4ZV