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

[Dave Bernstein]

Thanks, Tom. Are the frequencies in use likely to be compromised by BPL?

Every public safety or law enforcement agencies rely on wireless
communications, but most of this is VHF and above, which as I understand it
is not threatened by BPL. It would be helpful to identify those agencies
that rely significantly on HF frequencies; they should be candidates for
special attention. 

   73,

       Dave, AA6YQ

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Rauch [mailto:w8ji at contesting.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 8:00 PM
To: Dave Bernstein; 'Hare,Ed, W1RFI'; rfi at contesting.com;
bplandhamradio at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [RFI] Broadband over Power Line (BPL) radio interference


If you've arranged for local hams to cover every active and imminently
active BPL pilot, then my criticism was indeed incorrect. Is there a similar
effort aimed at hams working for public service agencies that use HF? A BPL
shutdown due to unmitigated interference to a public service agency would be
immensely valuable.>>>

There are many Hams who also are involved in police or emergency management
activities. For example both K4MST and I are deputized and trained to
operate the 911 center gear. The 911 center director is a ham, as is a
senior Georgia State Trooper who works this area.

Scroll down at:

http://www.lamarcountysheriff.com/pages/753116/index.htm

Sooner or later BPL will screw up communications in an emergency. People
can't arrange for it to happen, but if it happens (and I think it eventually
will happen) you can count on it making the news.

73 Tom