[R-390] Re: Manassas BPL

[Rbethman]

James and the group,

    It indeed IS serious!

    I've made my comments to the FCC.

    I haven't had the opportunity to go to the City Council as of yet.

    I want to record the interference on my reeel to reel first.

    Manassas has ONLY one thing going FOR this, most of the power system 
is underground.

    That being said, the bursts of data can be picked up ALL OVER the 
dial of the R-390As.

    For those NOT in the underground system area, it MUST be horrendous.

    It does, even in my area, cover some low level signals, and make 
others VERY hard to copy.

    My antennas are nowhere near the power feed.  It is coming through 
the power line itself, and then into the R-390A.

    I do NOT find it worse when I turn on the E.F. Johnson TR Switch, 
which is amplified.  BUT to clarify once again - I live in the part that 
is underground!

    I wish it was portable.  I could drive around and give a GOOD test 
and recordings!

Bob - N0DGN

JamesMiller wrote:

>I see you're in Manassas VA, which now has Broadband over Power Line (BPL)
>service, as I understand it.  How has BPL affected your R-390 HF listening?
>What's the interference level like?  (this is a serious thread)...
>  
>
 
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