Microwave BPL??
 

Anyone know much about this supposedly non-interfering BPL.

"thatcher" wrote in message
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Anyone know much about this supposedly non-interfering BPL.

Yeah, go look up "oxymoron"

Ed
wb6wsn

BPL is data "conducted" over powerlines below about 30(?)MHz,
microwave bands are not involved.
Ham bands suffer, see FCC site or ARRL (protested)
BPL = "city wide longwire antenna" with Data on it.

"thatcher" wrote in message
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Anyone know much about this supposedly non-interfering BPL.

Some years ago the FCC reallocated the 3.65 to 3.7 GHz band for broadband
internet service. This effectively sterilized 50 MHz of spectrum for
international satellite communications. To the best of my knowledge, this
reallocated spectrum was never used for broadband internet service by those who
clamored for the reallocation
Cal K4JSI

John Smith wrote:

BPL is data "conducted" over powerlines below about 30(?)MHz,
microwave bands are not involved.
Ham bands suffer, see FCC site or ARRL (protested)
BPL = "city wide longwire antenna" with Data on it.

"thatcher" wrote in message
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Anyone know much about this supposedly non-interfering BPL.






But I heard there is a microwave version of BPL.

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 13:19:19 -0800, thatcher wrote:

But I heard there is a microwave version of BPL.

Then it isn't BPL. B=Broadband over P=Power L=Lines.

Perhaps you're referring to WISP? Wireless ISP? Works great, using it!

gm
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"thatcher" wrote in message
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Anyone know much about this supposedly non-interfering BPL.

There is a company (called "Corridor" IIRC) that claims to have a BPL
technique that operates at 5 GHz using the power line as a "G-line"
transmission line.
(basically a conical "launcher" at each end of a single wire ... used in the
past as a low-loss UHF/microwave transmission line, but not hear of much in
recent years)

If it works, this could be better than the 2-80 MHz stuff by a bunch ...

73,
Carl - wk3c

Carl R. Stevenson wrote:
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There is a company (called "Corridor" IIRC) that claims to have a BPL
technique that operates at 5 GHz using the power line as a "G-line"
transmission line.
(basically a conical "launcher" at each end of a single wire ... used in the
past as a low-loss UHF/microwave transmission line, but not hear of much in
recent years)
...

Not a lot of info, but try http://www.corridor.biz


later,
L