[TenTec] FCC rules, BPL, side effects

[tentec@mailman.qth.net]

One BPL problem that hasn't been mentioned yet is that QRP has become popular, and the majority run relatively low power on HF (<5W QRP, 20W Argosy V, 50W Century21/Argosy 525, 100W most others). If BPL is allowed anywhere, it will propagate just as our signals do, and to make ourselves heard, more of us will step up our power levels to overcome the noise, so we can make contacts - per the FCC rules, we use no more power than is necessary to communicate - BPL will force us to use more power, so we'll be causing more RFI to our neighbors, just trying to be heard over the BPL noise. So BPL will cause higher local RF levels wherever hams are, even if the BPL isn't the one causing the high RF level in those locations, it will be the hams raising their power to be heard elsewhere. Can someone explain this clearly to the FCC ?

Fred Wagner, KQ6Q