[R-390] Re: Manassas BPL

[Dan Cotsirilos]

Do you have a portable SW radio? It should give you a good idea?  Dan




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: "JamesMiller" <jmiller1706 at cfl.rr.com>
Cc: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:11 AM
Subject: [R-390] Re: Manassas BPL


> 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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