At this point, I'm disappointed in the no. of comments filed in docket 04-37. The total as of a few minutes ago was 1012. I'm disappointed in the apathy; the resignation; the attitude that it's all o
With 1012 comments filed, it is unlikely most of us have anything new to say about it. Sheer numbers don't mean anything at the FCC. If they did, the 160 meter phone subband petition would have been
Rob, You make some good points, but I don't think it's big business that has caused this apathy, it's big government. After the FCC rcvd the last round of comments and with over 95% of those comments
Ed, Move to a county in Washington State served by a Public Utility District. They are prevented by state law from competing with private industry, ie, Comcast and Qwest GTE. Lots of DX and gd ops hr
Hi Ed, <<Rob, You make some good points, but I don't think it's big business that has caused this apathy, it's big government.>>> Regardless of the cause, no one can make us apathetic unless we allow
Rick, <<<With 1012 comments filed, it is unlikely most of us have anything new to say about it. Sheer numbers don't mean anything at the FCC. If they did, the 160 meter phone subband petition would h
Hi Cliff, <<<That's why I didn't post a comment. I was afraid I would get flamed because someone didn't approve of my comment or it wasn't "thoughtful" enough for some self appointed "expert". I did
Well said, Rob. The main thing is to stick with the facts. We have a very good case to make. The BPL proponents DO NOT. That is why they have had to resort to making up phony-bologna science to suppo
I haven't allowed anyone to make me apathetic. I just didn't have the time to waste on the FCC and it's appointed commissioners who all had their minds made up BEFORE they were even appointed. I foll
Folks, It won't matter if you are correct in your science. I think you are and I think you do have a good case. But I also think your case is missing some salent points. The FCC has to deal with tele
Ed, Like your style of warfare, pick your battles on your terms to win the war. Cliff N7HIY _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contesting.com http://lists.contesting
Dave, There are two big areas here in which it DOES matter about the science. If the know-nothings don't keep these in kind, we're all liable to be IN the outhouse! First, keep in mind that CRITICAL
The FCC started out with the premise that they were going to remove unnecessary restrictions on BPL. The NPRM removed no restrictions, but added two measures: a mandate that BPL equipment must be de
Then they will probably say the interference is real, but the amateur service is not "critical". Or they're say, go ahead and sue, and if you win, the monetary damages will be zero (or the proverbia
Ed, I wasn't calling on the ARRL to give up the battle front with the FCC. Quite the contrary; it's because of the great work that you and the crew are doing at the League that I feel my limited effo
Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK) wrote: Or they're say, go ahead and sue, and if you win, the monetary damages will be zero (or the proverbial one dollar), because ham radio is not a business, ham rad
What is the projected income of BPL? It will take years to break even, if they ever, I'd think, and it's not like they have a head start. The fact that companies like Earthlink look at this technolog
Alex wrote: "Ian White, G3SEK" wrote: It's still peanuts compared with the projected income from BPL, What is the projected income of BPL? Ask the people who are proposing it - "to infinity and beyon
When all this started, we had the anwers about interference, and I truly believed that when they were put on the plate, the right choice would be made. To some extent, that was correct, but the proce
Has the ARRL joined forces with the purveyors of 3G Cellular (UMTS, WCDMA, etc) and WiMax (802.16) to emphasize the superiority of these solutions to the "last mile" problem in comparison to BPL? Its