Good news, folks: FEMA has weighed in against the proposal to run broadband data on power lines. This plan would pout a 2-80 MHz data signal on power lines. The resulting noise would destroy amateur HF, along with commercial and government HF communications. Have a peek at: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6515292045 73, Dick W1NMZ