"Derek Wills" wrote in message
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I know the proposed BPL system uses frequencies from 2-80 MHz
and I belive it uses spread spectrum. Does it have to use
every possible freq in that range or could it skip the ham
bands if we kick up enough fuss?

I'm guessing it will make enough of a mess that harmonics will
also be a problem.

It seems pretty clear to me that it will happen - 150,000 hams
are outnumbered by more than 100:1 by those who want broadband
delivered to the doorstep.

You make the assumption that BPL will actually deliver broadband!
It is one of the stupidest proposals I've seen.

Not only do I think it will happen, but I also expect the RFI
levels to be "adjusted" so as to allow more pollution - hey,
it works for greenhouse gas and power plants and......

Exactly.

"Gee, we need more signal to get the bandwidth we need."
"Those hams are causing interference to our network, get them off air."

Derek aa5bt


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