JKrums
join:2002-03-18
Allentown, PA | reply to rf_engineer
Re: Gee, talk about sugar coating it......
BPL has, in all cases I know of, not caused any harmfull interference with HAM Radio operators. True, the potential exists, but welcome to any technology using RF. |
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rf_engineer
join:2003-08-04
USA
| said by JKrums  :BPL has, in all cases I know of, not caused any harmfull interference with HAM Radio operators. True, the potential exists, but welcome to any technology using RF. There has been interference at several sites. Three sites were shut down with open interference complaints, and there are numerous filings with the FCC »p1k.arrl.org/~ehare/bpl/NPRM_hyperlinks.html . The potential has been modeled and proven to exist in the field. The way to make interference not occur is to not use frequencies used by licensees in the area. |
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N3EVL
join:2004-12-13
Shrewsbury, MA
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said by JKrums :BPL has, in all cases I know of, not caused any harmfull interference with HAM Radio operators. True, the potential exists, but welcome to any technology using RF. I'd be interested in knowing which specific trials you're referring to. The cases of actual interference have been well documented as has the lack of action by the FCC and the BPL industry's sad attempts at denial.
I'm puzzled by your last sentence - are you implying that BPL's potential for causing interference is something we (legitimate spectrum users) should just meekly accept? If so, what is the basis of this statement? |
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revuney
join:2003-03-22
Somerville, MA
| Honestly, I see the Hams/ARRL being shut out on this eventually. The BPL industry has or will have better legislators, and they might just force a spectrum share or have the FCC ignore the hams.
Personally I think the hams are a bit "The sky is falling" about this, but at the same time, they are getting shafted just a bit... |
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rf_engineer
join:2003-08-04
USA
| said by revuney :Honestly, I see the Hams/ARRL being shut out on this eventually. The BPL industry has or will have better legislators, and they might just force a spectrum share or have the FCC ignore the hams. FCC Commissioner Powell was their ace in the pocket. He's gone now. For the hams to get shut out, it would require regulation changes that would cause the US to be in violation of international treaties. It would also put in danger other services in the HF radio bands. But the FCC can't do this since the NTIA pushed the FCC to prohibit BPL in several aeronautical bands. In essence the FCC would be giving primary status to something they already acknowledged would be detrimental to the services in the HF band.
Personally I think the hams are a bit "The sky is falling" about this, but at the same time, they are getting shafted just a bit...
It depends if the meteorite is heading for your house or the neighbor's  |
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