cb will interfere with it, as just about any other wideband noise that
generates harmonics that are louder than the next bpl attached to the next
pole down or up the line. That is no trick, since they operate in the 100 mw
range, and they probably have a cheaper receiver in them than a cheap
transistor radio does
Every time somebody starts welding in your neighborhood, or uses their
electric razor, or keys up their 100 watt cb linear overmodulated
"splatterbox", your bpl gonna go bye - bye. You will get more disconnections
than a dial-up user.
bpl (at least the kinds that have survived the initial testing phase) is
implemented by attaching a repeater to each pole, and this "chains" through
all the other repeaters, up and down the entire line, to get to and from the
isp. Does this give you an idea of the kind of susceptibility bpl will have
to interference from just about any source ? A break in the chain is a break
in the chain..........
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"clfe" wrote in message
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A day or so ago - someone posted some information presuming that "experts"
claim that CB/HAM will interfere with BPL. "I" stated in reply - I had
heard quite the opposite - that CB/Ham AND 2 way radio services used by
Public Safety and so on were "suggested" to be the ones to be interfered
with.

HERE is an excerpt released just today - read it. The FCC is taking action
to make sure that BPL DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH EXISTING SERVICES.
Now, maybe the FCC isn't the greatest thing next to God or plug in your
own highly acclaimed person/item/agency of choice - but here in the US -
they DO set the laws and standards for RF transmissions.

FCC ADOPTS MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON BROADBAND OVER POWER LINES
TO PROMOTE BROADBAND SERVICE TO ALL AMERICANS. The Commission affirmed
its rules for Access Broadband Over Power Lines (Access BPL) Systems
while maintaining safeguards against harmful interference to existing
radio services. News Release. (Dkt No 03-104 ,