I haven't yet submitted my comments but I'd like to point out one flaw in all
of this BPL discussion and "testing" that is being performed. Let me quote from
the original article mentioned in this thread:
"While the radiation from the power lines will be real, I suspect the
signal level to be pretty low."
"The FCC says that there may be some interference.."
"If a ham's station and antenna are
close to the power lines, there may be some interference. How many
hams will be impacted? Hard to say, but probably not many."
"Not really, simply because the Part 15 radiation levels
are so strict. I predict that the same will occur with BPL."
If you read carefully through these lines and the FCC's NPRM and other BPL
comments by BPL providers you will see a common theme. Everyone is believing
or predicting or suppossing but no one, even the FCC, is stating anything. The
following rant will be the basis of my NPRM comments. Last time I went to a
physics class, electro magnetic theories were proven scientific facts that
could be predicted and measured. How many of these BPL test do you see a BPL
network put into service and then the BPL provider just waits for complaints.
If no complaints come forth, then the test is deemed a success and interference
is deemed to not exist nor be harmful. How un-scientific (or is that
non-scientific) testing is that. The BPL testers can obtain HF receivers or
even use a spectrum analyzer to measure for themselves the degree and levels of
interference. And, I think that the FCC should mandate that this be done by
the BPL providers. If properly designed and executed scientific
testing was performed then BPL providers as well as the FCC can then say "We
know..." rather than theorizing. This is a science not a religion. One can
actually have proof. Phil KB9CRY
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