From: Hare,Ed, W1RFI
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:55 PM
To: 'dj2001@mn.rr.com'
Subject: RE: [RFI] Broadband over Power Line (BPL) radio interference
Yes, but publishing street addresses of BPL installations won't help you sort
out the difference between BPL and a washing machine.
>From my canned responses:
-----Original Message-----
ARRL has information on what to do if a field trial is coming to your area at:
http://www.arrl.org/~ehare/bpl/Guidance_for_field_trials.doc.
For those that want to make more quantified measurements:
http://www.arrl.org/~ehare/aria/ARIA_MANUAL_TESTING.pdf
For those that think they may be experiencing BPL interference:
The ARRL videos, available at http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc#video
contain sound.
A description of the several types of BPL was featured at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/03/04/1/?nc=1#The
It is important that BPL interference be properly identified and reported.
See:
http://www.arrl.org/~ehare/bpl/complaints.html
Ed Hare, W1RFI
ARRL Laboratory Manager
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06013
Tel: 860-594-0318
Internet: W1RFI@arrl.org
Web: http://www.arrl.org/tis
Member: ASC C63 EMC Committee
Chairman: Subcommittee 5, Immunity
Chairman: Ad hoc BPL Working Group
Member: IEEE SCC-28 RF Safety
Member: Society of Automotive Engineers EMC/EMR Committee
Member: IEEE
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rfi-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of dj2001@mn.rr.com
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:50 PM
> To: Tom Rauch
> Cc: RFI@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Broadband over Power Line (BPL) radio interference
>
>
> >I will point out that I am not publicizing the specific
> >information I have on BPL locations, for pretty obvious
> >reasons. Those hams that are willing and able to help should
> >do so through the local amateurs that are working with their
> >local utilities and BPL providers across the country. To do
> >otherwise could well be working at cross purposes with those
> >local efforts, and with local hams donating hundreds of
> >hours collectively, no one should make things any harder.
> >The few posts I have see from hams offering to "solve" the
> >BPL problem by parking 500-watt mobile stations under the
> >lines or engaging in some good old target practice should
> >alert anyone that such information should not be published
> >openly.>>>
> >
> >I certainly agree with that!!!
> >
> >Good intentions like that could cook our goose! Honestly,
> >some of the more level-headed approaches are technically
> >embarrassing to read. All we need are the mobs of hotheads.
> >
> >73 Tom
> >
> >
>
> Yes, but for us non-hotheads it would be nice to know if I'm hearing
> a wash machine or BPL. I know little about BPL and what to look for.
> Noise is noise I guess, shall I just contact the power co. and report
> a noisy line or what? We've been hyped up about this so lets get the
> information out to the field, they know why shouldent we. Secrets
> only cause rumors.
>
> Dale, K9VUJ
>
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