"John Smith" wrote in message
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To all:

The majority of people who communicate use the internet (well, phones and
cell phones too.) Email, Instant Messaging, blogs, newsgroups, webpages,
IRC chat, etc, etc... and these communications take place on a worldwide
scale and virtually touch the life of every citizen in first AND second
world countries.

Since BPL would be a MAJOR GAIN to the majority of people communicating
(using the internet) it would be one MAJOR MISTAKE to allow a handful of
hams, an insignificant number of the people using communications (and
then, theirs is only a hobby communication) to control the destiny of BPL
simply because it interferes with an insignificant number of hobby users.

It will be nothing short of a crime to allow this insignificant number to
influence BPL at all. The FCC and any public official(s) found doing so,
and being so influenced, should be reprimanded harshly!

How this self-serving bunch of closed-membership hams even hope to stop
tens of millions (hundreds of millions?) from these benefits, all so they
can set and enjoy their little hobby, staggers the mind and leads one to
doubt the sanity of those who would participate in this scam!

Amateur policy needs to get rid of its' self-serving element and
demonstrate they have good judgment and will hold their self-serving
interests above the interests and benefits of the hundreds of millions of
american citizens. It the stark light of reality amateur radio is seen in
the perverted state it has fallen into. This has happened by allowing men
and women of question character to control the destiny of amateur radios'
course--this needs to change direction and restore the dignity to this
hobby which it once held, decades ago.

If there is not a clear rule, regulation or tradition in amateur radio
which directs its members (licensees) to always behave in a manner which
holds the interests, benefits and well being of the citizens of the united
states in paramount importance, one SHOULD be placed there. However, it
seems a natural principle educated men or worth, intelligence and caliber
would hold to... and here, upon this simple test, you can weed the chaff
from the grain...

John


If you really look at BPL, it is not in the best interests of the potential
customers. Since it will be transmitted on unshielded wires, it will be
subject to interference from a wide range of natural and manmade sources
such as lightning, atmospherics, faulty transformers that plague so many
electrical lines, flourescent light bulbs, and plasma televisions. I can
just see the results when Dad hooks up to the internet and loses the signal
when other family members turn on the plasma TV! We already have several
technologies far better than BPL.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE