[RFI] Broadband over Power Line (BPL) radio interference

[Hare,Ed, W1RFI]

Well, I guess you are now a hindrance instead of a help now, too, Tom. :-)

I have been glad to share the information I have with anyone who wants to do some serious BPL work, either by putting them in touch with responsible local teams or, if those don't exist, by first ensuring that they are not the type who will do "testing" in a way that is disruptive of a neighborhood. In some cases, the local hams have been given extraordinary cooperation from the local utilities, but under the strict understanding that what the hams do will not be disruptive. And all it takes is one yahoo to undermine all of that, setting back the work of dozens of volunteers. And anyone who thinks that no ham would be a yahoo is really not being very realistic.

When you consider all that is at stake, being careful with information that some local amateurs have chosen to guard closely to maintain their productive relationship is far from what ham here called "a hindrance." Those who would hate the League over my choice will soon find another reason to hate the League.  One phone call or email exchange is usually all it has taken for me to send hams right to the streets they need to see. One such ham was Dave Hallidy, who has done some extraordinary work in Penn Yan.

Now, if we can find those volunteers to take on some of the web-page updates without having to be publically insultive in the process, we can make a bit of progress today. :-)

Ed Hare, W1RFI
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Rauch [mailto:w8ji at contesting.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:00 PM
> To: Hare,Ed, W1RFI; rfi at contesting.com; bplandhamradio at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Broadband over Power Line (BPL) radio interference
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> 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
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