[TenTec] BPL: The End Is Near

[Bill Rowlett]

This is why I have said all along, write the people you sent to Washington. 
These are the only ones who can get change to happen. They hold the purse 
strings. They do not want unhappy voters in an election year. Do not 
complain here, do it by writing Washington.

73,  Bill  kc4atu

QRP, doing more with less
FM19ga


>From: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <wn3vaw at fyi.net>
>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>To: "Ten Tec Reflector" <tentec at contesting.com>
>Subject: [TenTec] BPL:  The End Is Near
>Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 20:23:45 -0400
>
>In case you haven't already heard, the FCC approved yesterday the 2000 SAVI
>petition to permit RF ID Tags (RFID) in the 433.5 MHz band.
>
>One of the reasons mentioned for this approval (see
>http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/04/15/103/?nc=1 for the full story) 
>by
>the FCC was that the use of RFID would "improve homeland security."  I put
>this piece of doubletalk in the same neighborhood as "it's for the 
>children.
>Now you're not against anything that's for the children, are you?"
>
>Even more chilling, though, is that the FCC's Office of Engineering &
>Technology is proposing changes to Part 15, at first (of course) only in
>commercial & industrial areas... is that the nose of the camel peaking into
>the tent?... to facillitate RFID useage.  But, and I quote from the above
>mentioned web page:
>
>'current Part 15 requirements aimed at preventing interference to licensed
>services "may unnecessarily constrain the operational range of RFID systems
>as well as the speed and quantity of data that can be transmitted."  '
>
>Methinks this poses bad for us.  My gut hunch is that after "due diligence"
>and a "fair" review of our comments, the FCC will pass new BPL rules that
>will harm the Amateur Service -- and we can kiss off the Part 15 objections
>we think we're going to have, because that change will come next.  For the
>benefit of Homeland Security, of course.
>
>Feh.  First time in a long time I've actually been happy that the State of
>Pennsyvania conveniently changed my registration from Republican to 
>Democrat
>when I last renewed my driver's license...
>
>73, ron wn3vaw
>
>"What's the point in being crazy if you can't have a little fun with it?"
>-- Russell Crowe portraying John Nash, "A Beautiful Mind"
>
>
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