Kim W5TIT wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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K0HB wrote:

"Kim W5TIT" wrote


Gosh, those are just a few questions people may encounter, and I am

probably

now going to be lambasted for thinking about the majority.


No, I think you will be lambasted for not doing your homework and
understanding the issue.

"BPL" is an unlicensed service which proposes that it be allowed to
inject RF (radio signals) into the AC distribution grid. This RF will
extend across the MF/HF spectrum, and up into the lower VHF spectrum,
and the power lines will act not as a transmission line, but as an
antenna. The interference will potentially affect EVERY RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (not just hams) who use the affected spectrum.

That includes Homeland defense, defense, broadcasting, lots of people
besides hams.



Well then, if it's *that* bad, I'm sure it'll be defeated, eh?

We hope! As in most things of this sort, the problem is that
Non-technical people make the decisions, and technical people have to
explain the problems to them. In addition, some of the competing forces
are happy to throw much money at those who decide. So the Hams start out
at a disadvantage.

- Mike KB3EIA -

Temporarily back from Vacation