[South Florida DX Association] FCC Reply to W9KIA Re: BPL

Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:12:56 -0500

Thanks for that breath of fresh air on this subject.
Bruce

Bill Marx wrote:

>Bill Hellman Forwarded this note regarding BPL and the FCC's answering notes.
>-Bill W2CQ
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bill Hellman" <[email protected]>
>To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 6:09 AM
>Subject: FCC Reply to W9KIA Re: BPL
>
>
>Dear Mr. Sjoberg,
>
>Thank you for your interest in broadband over powerline issues.  We
>regret that the Commissioner's remarks may have been interpreted as
>suggesting an absence of concern over harmful interference.  The
>Commissioner's primary point was that, from a policy perspective, she is
>keenly interested in seeing multiple broadband platforms develop, to
>promote the goals of facilities-based competition and broadband
>deployment.  She did not intend to suggest that broadband over powerline
>necessarily will emerge as a viable platform, or that it does not
>present interference issues.  In fact, she went out of her way to note
>that the Commission must ensure that BPL and all new technologies avoid
>causing harmful interference to licensed RF users.  That is a bedrock
>position for Commissioner Abernathy, and we regret if it was not made
>sufficiently clear.
>
>Sincerely,
>Matthew A. Brill
>Senior Legal Adviser to Commissioner Abernathy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Sjoberg [mailto:[email protected]] 
>Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 4:16 PM
>To: KQAWebsite
>Subject: Comments to the Commissioner
>
>Don Sjoberg ([email protected]) writes:
>
>Dear Ms. Abernathy:
>
>I just read your speech regarding BPL. I guess I don't get it. There
>have been tests with BPL in Great Briton and Pennsylvania that have
>produced S-9 plus signals in HF and in the lower VHF bands. I have been
>an amateur radio operator since 1954 and am partial to HF operations. If
>this BPL is allowed to be developed it seems that all HF operations will
>grind to a halt. That includes Amateur (emergency services),Military
>(MARS), Police and Fire, Commercial short wave, and one can only guess
>at the interference to medical equipment.
>
>Why is the FCC so positive about allowing BPL to continue without
>extensive testing and public and private concerns evaluated?
>
>I remain...
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Donald V. Sjoberg
>1612 Greenwood Ave.
>Rockford, IL 61107
>
>Phone: 815-965-9269
>
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