creosote
join:2003-07-04
Panorama City, CA
| One picture is worth a thousand words Somewhere near the top of this post (»Re: I'm all for it, if...) moonpuppy posted a link to the ARRL web site. Here's the URL to a .wmv file from that site that "ya'all" should watch before continuing to drool over your dreams of BPL for the masses:
http://www.darc.de/referate/emv/plc/030103-PLC_Video_Fulpmes.wmv
The film was made in Austria, but no special language skills are required for interpretation - just look and listen and it will be obvious that BPL is not being promoted "for the people".
Remember that the FCC was established to protect both radio amateurs and the public alike. It's a two way street - not only does BPL have the capability of messing up HF and low VHF operations (and most likely many other bands as well), but those operations can likewise mess up your BPL nirvanha. The FCC's primary job is to manage allocation of space on the radio spectrum to prevent these type of problems from happening. Let's hope that the FCC acts in the public interest this time around.
PLEASE, take a look at the video and THINK about what is happening here...
(NOT a HAM myself, just a concerned citizen!) |
