Christopher Cox wrote:
John Smith I wrote:
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:

...

It was "your" choice, Google and their BPL, or Ham radio. Which did
you decide?

Geoff.


When the sword challenged the rock, the sword won. When the gun
challenged the sword, the gun won. When the automobile challenged the
horse, the auto won. When the washing machine challenged the
washboard, the machine won. When tubes challenged the spark-gap
xmitter, the tube won. When penicillin challenged herbs, penicillin
won. When the birth control pill challenged the condom, the pill won.

Now the internet challenges code tapping amateurs ...

Regards,
JS

This has nothing to do with the Internet or code tapping amateurs.

It has to do with some intellectually devoid engineers challenging the
reality of the Nyquist rate and placing a device on the only radio
frequencys that can be naturally propagated through out the planet.

It is a political process more than an engineering one. The idea that
you "just" plug into the wall socket for your internet is almost
irresistible to people who don't actually know how things actually work.

Very few things "just" work.



This group will be beaming porn wirelessly throughout the world, what an
accomplishment. They should feel proud!

Oh, BPL will fail, either through pure technical flopping, or the
marketplace moving on. None of the arguments for it hold water. My
favorite is the argument that it will provide internet service for
people in remote areas where they can't get service now. Presumably they
don't have service because there isn't any fiber nearby, where other BB
providers pick up their signals, and distribute them.

All they have to do is run the fiber to these underserved areas. (we
all do know that BPL is a last mile delivery service don't we?) Of
course that means there will be fiber in the area, so the other
providers can come in and beat the pants off of BPL in terms of speed
and reliability.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -