[SixClub] FCC proposal on BPL! There goes the bands!

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:10:11 -0600

Guys!

Read between the lines.  Politics.  Let the power companies go down the
road, install BPL, spend a fortune on it, and then have the Department of
HomeLand Security, DOD, FEMA, etc. going to Federal Court and getting "cease
and desist" orders over the interference.

How far to you think BPL is going in Washington DC???  Or next to a US
Military Base?

Not to mention the havoc when a licensed ham operator knocks out a section
of BPL that serves as a backbone to 50 or a hundred homes and businesses,
and the power company has to admit to the newspaper that the law says they
have to avoid interfering with the licensed services.

Sure, they will show up on the Ham's front lawn, with the camera's rolling,
and I just hope that whoever it happens to will be able to comunicate to the
public that the power companies knew it was a problem, the regulations
spelled it out and the Power Company sold the public, their BPL service
subscribers, a service that they knew would be overrun with problems.

All to line the power company's pocketbook.  The public does not like or
trust the Power Company.  At least not around here...

Gary, NZ5V

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Randy Tipton
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 3:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [SixClub] FCC proposal on BPL! There goes the bands!

Hey, I thought the power grid was old, unreliable and outdated. Now they
want to make it the super data hwy!

Six Meters....

Each Saturday 15:00 - 16:00 is "Random Hour" in North America for making
meteor scatter contacts using FSK441 on 50.260MHz. If you don't do WSJT
yet, tune up there and listen for the meteor scatter pings / burns. I
still need 4 contacts to qualify for the RQA (Random QSO Award) so give
me a call.

Tip
WA5UFH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of David A. Pechon Sr.
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:26 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [SixClub] FCC proposal on BPL! There goes the bands!
>
> I think is funny as all get out. They want to do all this with power
lines
> and in some areas we have to fight with them just to have them come
out
> and
> check for noise their lines are making. We have enough man made noise
to
> deal with. Now this what is next. I agree with you Richard is just a
ploy
> to
> do us in and then make money to fix the problem. That is the name of
the
> game with our government who has the most money to spend. I think
every
> ham
> should write to their rep or senator and complain. This is election
year.
> The worst can happen you lose time writing an email to them.
> 73
> David A. Pechon Sr. KC5DAJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Richard J. Fiero II
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:10 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] FCC proposal on BPL! There goes the bands!
>
>
> well,
> look at it this way, when the commercial intrest run us off the bands
with
> this BPL then in order for another commercial intrest to use the bands
> they
> will have to clean it up.
> or else they wont be able to sell it.....................
>
>                                                        Joey
> RICHARD J. FIERO II W5TFW
> ARRL Awards manager
> QSL Manager USS KIDD EM-40
> 6 Club Awards Director
>
> Always do everything you ask of those you Command.
>
> GEORGE S. PATTON JR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gabriel Sierra" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 8:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] FCC proposal on BPL! There goes the bands!
>
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I think this is a joke!
> >
> > This people don't realize that the interference will
> > come from the big power authority antennas AKA wires!
> > And about the interference resolution: Are they going
> > to move the power cables to solve your interference
> > problems? Nah, maybe they will have you move, so you
> > go to the north pole and get no interference, nor
> > propagation...
> >
> > Enough rant!
> >
> > Gabriel Sierra, WP3BM
> >
> > --- Christopher Boone <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > IF you believe for ONE second this proposal will
> > > prevent interference
> > > to/from amateurs and other services, you probably
> > > believe the story
> > > about "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl! (and
> > > I want to know what
> > > drugs you are taking!)
> > >
> > > This is step one to the ruining of our low freq
> > > radio resources.
> > > It's time to get the printers and email cranking
> > > (but it may not make
> > > any difference).
> > >
> > > Chris
> > > WB5ITT
> > > SBE-20046
> > >
> > >
> > > FCC issues proposed BPL Rules
> > >
> > > 2/12/04
> > >
> > > FCC Proposes Rules for
> > > Broadband Over Power Lines
> > > to Promote Broadband Service
> > > to Underserved Areas and Increase Competition
> > >
> > >
> > http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-243879A1.doc
> > >
> > http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-243879A1.pdf
> > >
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