The power being distributed is DC, so the 60hz DXers can rest easy.
Disturbances near the graves of both Edison and Tesla have been noted...
Which brings to mind an entirely different solution to BPL: wireless
transmission of power. If we could get that working, we could eliminate all
those unsightly power lines -- and with them BPL.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----
From: rfi-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Zach White
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:02 PM
To: Rfi
Subject: Re: [RFI] turnabout is fair play??
On Aug 13, 2004, at 3:05 PM, David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
> Article in August 2004 "Computer" magazine article from the IEEE
> Computer Society talks about the possibility of using Ethernet cables
> to power remote devices. Would this be PBL? Power over Broadband
> Lines???
>
David,
This is Power Over Ethernet (PoE) and the IEEE has already formalized
the specification as IEEE 802.3af. There are many community wireless
and hot spot providers who use this to place their APs near outdoor
antennas so as to minimize loss. You can also find lots of 802.11[abc]
devices that have PoE support built in, and custom adaptors for
retrofitting devices that do not have this support.
The IEEE specification can be found at
http://www.ieee802.org/3/af/index.html .
Although I did find your ironic comment about power over broadband
lines pretty funny, I thought others might find the official specs
interesting.
-Zach
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