[RFI] Smart meters

[Gary Smith]

No problem with (not so) smart (?) meters at this station. SMUD (Sacramento Muni Util Ditst.) has installed them up and down the street and so for no problems with them here. Have kw+ output capable on all bands at this station I might add.
In closing I have seen no discernable difference in my households power bills.
Some info off of the meter face: 

Silver springs network
Type Focus AXR-SD
FCC Id OWS-NIC 514
IC: 5795A-NIC514

The above maybe frivolous but then again, it might be helpful.
 
Gary...wa6fgi
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kim Elmore 
  To: <rfi at contesting.com> 
  Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:38 AM
  Subject: Re: [RFI] Smart meters


  Oklahoma Gas and Electric installed smart meters in my city as an initial experimental tryout. I can run about a kW (peak) output. Mine works fine, causes me no interference and I don't bother it. Not all smart meters are the same, apparently. 

  N5OP


  On Jan 15, 2012, at 12:08, Joe <wa6rkn at gmail.com> wrote:

  > Just read in the paper that our local power company is going to install 
  > smart meters in all of Reno/Sparks.  If we choose to decline a smart meter 
  > and stay with the old analog meter, there will be a $300.00 charge plus a 
  > $16.00 surcharge on our monthly bill.
  > 
  > Talk about highway robbery..
  > 
  > Will be intresting to see what happens at my house..my nxt door neighbor 
  > opted for a smart meter a year ago..My amplifier smoked it...3 
  > times......power company then went after me to pay for the meter(s).  Lots 
  > of words until I showed their legal eagle part 15 (??) that said they have 
  > no legal protection from amateur radio interference, but they had best not 
  > interfere with us.
  > 
  > The neighbor is running an analog meter again..
  > 
  > Now Sierra Pathetic (Pacific) Power is going to foist smart meters on 
  > everyone...should be interesting if they are to experience the same issues 
  > as before and will they be forced to stay with analog at my house, and will 
  > they try to soak me (us) their illegal (IMHO) fees for having to run analog 
  > meters.
  > 
  > Stay tuned..this is going to happen over the next year...all conversions 
  > should be done by December, 2012.
  > 
  > Joe Wolfe
  > WA6RKN
  > Reno, Nevada 
  > 
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