[W2CRA] 2 days left to comment on BPL

[david kanitra]

Hello Everybody, I received the following from
eham.net.  The FCC is allowing comments to be sent
electronically concerning BPL. (internet access from
power lines)  according to what I have read, this
would cause a lot of qrm on the HF and 2 meter bands.



Last Few Days to File BPL Comments:
So far about 1,400 comments have been filed with the
FCC (only 17 today) to protest BPL. If you eliminate
the double files and the BPL �trolls� there are
probably less than 1,000 �real� ham comments. Field
day saw 30,000 hams turn out, so about 3% of the field
day folks have filed or less than 1% or the ARRL
membership. 
Is this a record we can be proud off? How would you
describe 3% or 1%? 
If you have filed � thank you, now go find 2 people
who haven�t and persuade them to file. 
If you have not filed � well do it, now!! And then go
find 4 people and get them to file. 
Look at the links below for ideas � no need to put all
of the legal stuff at the top � tell the FCC why BPL
is a really, really bad idea and WHY. 
Full details are here;
http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2003/06/19/2/?nc=1 
Comments are due on or before July 7, 2003. The FCC
now is accepting electronically filed comments via its
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). 
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi 
In the "Proceeding" field, enter "03-104" and complete
the required fields. Comments may be typed into a form
or you may attach a file containing your comments. 



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WB2AZE David R. Kanitra
ARRL ARES District Emergency Coordinator for
Hunterdon County, NJ

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