[TenTec] rs-232,usb,-vs-ethernet, what about Bluetooth ?

[Mark Smith <mmsmith@us.ibm.com>]

While on the subject of local device interconnect, what about bluetooth 
wireless ?  Anyone have any practical experience to weigh in on the 
benefits vs drawbacks of this nascent standard local device interface ? 
Seems that such a local wireless IF would be a natural for a radio, if 
indeed the chipset is as cheap to integrate as the ads in trade press are 
quoting. Understood that RF interference is an issue, but is it that tough 
to shield a millowatt level RF source way out of the HF bands ?

Cheers & 73s de Mark W4CHL
Chapel Hill NC  USA   http://rtpnet.org/parc