[Yaesu] Broadband on Power Line (BPL)

[rertman@ix.netcom.com]

Good point, Bill.

73,

Dick W1NMZ

wlawless@w5wrl.com wrote:
> 
> Folks
> 
> All good points but I think that we would do better by informing everyone that their electrical bills will go up in order that the power companies are able to pay for the upgrades. Most power companies will not be able to implement BPL until costly upgrades are made. Limiting our complaints to RF interference limits the number of people concerned but hit the pocket book of everyone and you have a much bigger concerned audience.
> 
> I agree that BPL will be harmful to our hobby and to others that are within the BPL spectrum. I would just like to see the word get out to non radio related folks. They will be touched as well.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bill Lawless - W5WRL
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [Yaesu] Broadband on Power Line (BPL)
> > From: rertman@ix.netcom.com
> > Date: Mon, September 29, 2003 11:55 am
> > To: "YAESU User net" <yaesu@mailman.qth.net>
> >
> > This is a copy of an email I sent to Ms. K. Abernathy at the FCC re the
> > proposed BPL system and its potential for interference.
> >
> > Dick
> >
> > Dear Ms. Abernathy:
> >
> > I am an electronics engineer retired from Lockheed Martin, where I
> > specialized
> > in the prevention, detection and elimination of electromagnetic
> > interference (EMI).
> >
> > The idea of using BPL in this country poses a severe threat to users of
> > the radio
> > spectrum from 2 MHz to well beyond the proposed upper BPL frequency of
> > 80 MHz.
> >
> > Harmonics of the BPL signal will appear well into the spectrum portions
> > used by
> > TV broadcast, medical telemetry, and even some cellular telephone
> > service
> > providers.  The interference will also cause serious interference to
> > military
> > long range communications, including voice, teletype and data, which
> > are essential
> >
> > Please be advised that, as an engineer who understands the problems
> > raised by
> > electromagnetic interference, I am opposed to the proposed BPL system.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dick Ertman, Manager (retired)
> > Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Engineering
> > Lockheed Martin
> >
> > Moderator: Ray Brown, KB�STN
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