John Smith I wrote in news:fad6n1$9tv$1
@news.albasani.net:

Dave Oldridge wrote:

...

This thread is beginning to switch gears, now we seem to be on the
subject of jamming; jamming is obviously possible. A simple 100 MW
white noise generator driving my KW+ lab amp would tear up a good chunk
of my neighborhood, given the right ant/circumstances. Heck, I would
probably even be placing enough of a signal on the phone lines to slow
up 56K dialup modems also.

Somehow, I just wouldn't get anything out of it. And, given the few
active hams in the US, the logic of logistics says, "moot point."

But, for those egos imagining themselves special, deserving and
empowered above mere mortals--they are allowed to dream. ROFLOL!

However, it appears the world according to you will end up with
laws/rules/regulations being passed to halt amateurs jamming of
citizens
use of the internet. With as much damage as some amateurs have done to
the hobby and image of amateurs in general--I guess it won't matter too
much.

I'm just saying, given human nature and the regulations we are under, the
amateur community will be forced by the rising noise levels to resort to
higher power levels than before. I mean right now, I can get into my
nets with 25 watts and an 8-foot antenna on 80m. Put broad-band
powerline noise in the receivers of the net control stations and I'm
going to have to up the power and possibly use a more efficient antenna
to accomplish that. This is a recipe for interference, not just with BPL
but with any sensitive equipment that happens to do square-law AM
detection.

And yes, you're probably right about the politics. Who cares about
tradition or reason these days. It's all about money and me-me-me-me-me.

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Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667