On 4 Aug 2003 08:36:31 -0700, Brian Kelly wrote:

My knee-jerk reaction to this was "where are the heavy-hitters like
Motorola" who have a vested interest in lo-band VHF ops?" Silly me,
Motorola would love to have the lo-band trashed in order to move
*everybody" up the spectrum whether the taxpayers can afford it or
not.

The Big Emm stopped making low-band radios and replacement parts
almost ten years ago, and RCA and GE have been out of that business
for a lot more. That's why several of my clients have gone to UHF
and 800 MHz trunked systems. A biggie user in the Low-Band is the
California Highway Patrol (5000 or so mobiles and lots of base
stations) who has been mouthing about going to 800 MHz for at least
twelve years that I am aware of. I'll see it when it happens.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

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