Topband: BPL

[Pete Smith]

At 07:33 AM 8/16/03 -0400, Michael Keane, K1MK wrote:
>At 02:20 PM 8/15/03, KG6DV at cs.com wrote:
>
>>Look at the NTIS filing, they seem unaware of the posable effects on 
>>their MF/HF systems. Their filing mentioned concerns for their low VHF 
>>systems and then only if they were located close to a power line.
>
>The NTIA's Comments are at:
>
><http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fccfilings/2003/bplcomments_08132003.htm>
>
>They would seem to have a good grasp of the full extent of the potential 
>problems...
>

They do indeed, and the results of the extensive modeling and measurement 
effort they describe are obviously of critical interest to ARRL.  It would 
be very interesting to know the extent of the cooperation between ARRL and 
NTIA in this regard; obviously, it would be tremendously harmful to the 
amateur cause if the NTIA measurements contradicted or even failed to 
support ARRL's, at any frequency, but particularly MF and HF.


73, Pete N4ZR
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