Broadband over Power Lines might not be such a problem after all
 

Analysis by Andy Sennitt, 21 October 2004

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given the thumbs up to
the development of Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) technology, which at
first glance looks like bad news for existing users of shortwave such as
international broadcasters and radio amateurs. But based on what US computer
industry analysts are saying, it looks as if BPL might not be as big a deal
as first thought.

See http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/features...bpl041021.html

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 04:26:26 +0000, Mike Terry wrote:

Analysis by Andy Sennitt, 21 October 2004

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given the thumbs up to
the development of Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) technology, which at
first glance looks like bad news for existing users of shortwave such as
international broadcasters and radio amateurs. But based on what US computer
industry analysts are saying, it looks as if BPL might not be as big a deal
as first thought.

See http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/features...bpl041021.html


Just wait until they fire up a BPL injector in your neighborhood and you
have to try and listen over the top of the noise those things generate.
You can forget using 2-80 Mhz within a mile of one of those injectors

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 04:26:26 +0000, Mike Terry wrote:

Analysis by Andy Sennitt, 21 October 2004

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given the thumbs up to
the development of Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) technology, which at
first glance looks like bad news for existing users of shortwave such as
international broadcasters and radio amateurs. But based on what US computer
industry analysts are saying, it looks as if BPL might not be as big a deal
as first thought.

See http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/features...bpl041021.html


Just wait until they fire up a BPL injector in your neighborhood and you
have to try and listen over the top of the noise those things generate.
You can forget using 2-80 Mhz within a mile of one of those injectors

Korbin Dallas wrote:


Just wait until they fire up a BPL injector in your neighborhood and you
have to try and listen over the top of the noise those things generate.
You can forget using 2-80 Mhz within a mile of one of those injectors

Leakage happens in both directions. I think there will be no problem
using 2-80 Mhz near BPL systems. In fact, I recommend everyone set up
a kilowatt beacon on 10M as close as possible to them. I think the
problems will be for the poor sods trying to get the hopelessly
ill-designed system to work as much as anything else.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."