Keith,

As soon as you can figure out what BPL is going to do to hi-fidelity stereo
am broadcast (you were aware of that, right? This is new technology), you
be sure and let the group know. Also, if there is a big solar flare and
satellites are temporarily effected, I hope you aren't aboard a sinking ship
that depends upon HF (not amateur radio) as a backup. You are aware the
ships do use hf, right? I didn't say Morse code, I said HF. Amateur radio
only occupies a small portion of HF. I know that the average cber thinks
that no one uses HF, but 130 million households should have priority over a
sinking ship? Ignorance is curable, stupid isn't. Which are you suffering
from?


Jim AA2QA

"Keith" wrote in message
...
..

Ham Radio and SWL is old technology and BPL will benefit millions of
consumers
that want broadband Internet access. It is not fair to stop new technology
because 100,000 people that are active ham radio operators want to hang on
to
old 1844 technology called morse code.
If ham radio had millions of active HF operators then it could be argued
that
their bands should be protected in some fashion. But 100,000 vs 130
Million
households shows that the smaller group should lose their HF privileges
for
better technology. Ham radio has been replaced by the Internet.

--
The Radio Page Ham, Police Scanner, Shortwave and more.
http://www.kilowatt-radio.org/
..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an
irate, tireless minority to set brush fires in people's
minds. --Samuel Adams


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"Jim Hampton" wrote in message ...
Keith,

As soon as you can figure out what BPL is going to do to hi-fidelity stereo
am broadcast

What will it do to lo-fidelity AM?

This must be the Dem's answer to silencing Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck,
Mike Reagan, Ollie North, Neal Bortz, Gordon Liddy, Mike Savage, Sean
Hannity...

Brian,

I did make a minor mistake. BPL is cut off at 1.8 MHz, thus avoiding the
deep pocket broadcasters. I'm still not sure how well the cheap Chinese
radios will work with BPL being fed right into the power lines.

Then there are HF aeronautical frequencies. I forgot there are HF radio
astronomy listening posts. I wonder how well folks will hear WWV at any HF
frequency. SWLs will love BPL; forget hearing a lot of foreign
broadcasters. This thing is looking very ugly, indeed. BTW, don't blame
the Democrats; it is usually the big-money backed Republicans that will sell
their own mother to make money for someone who lined their pockets. I
noticed that in Japan, they blame the liberal Democrats for running huge
deficits and keeping interest rates at near zero. Sounds like what our
Republicans are doing, doesn't it? Frankly, I don't trust Republicans or
Democrats; both have to serve special interest groups before the common
good.


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA



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"Jim Hampton" wrote in message
...
Keith,

As soon as you can figure out what BPL is going to do to hi-fidelity
stereo
am broadcast

What will it do to lo-fidelity AM?

This must be the Dem's answer to silencing Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck,
Mike Reagan, Ollie North, Neal Bortz, Gordon Liddy, Mike Savage, Sean
Hannity...


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"Jim Hampton" wrote in message
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Brian,

I did make a minor mistake. BPL is cut off at 1.8 MHz, thus avoiding the
deep pocket broadcasters. I'm still not sure how well the cheap Chinese
radios will work with BPL being fed right into the power lines.

Then there are HF aeronautical frequencies. I forgot there are HF radio
astronomy listening posts. I wonder how well folks will hear WWV at any
HF
frequency. SWLs will love BPL; forget hearing a lot of foreign
broadcasters. This thing is looking very ugly, indeed. BTW, don't blame
the Democrats; it is usually the big-money backed Republicans that will
sell
their own mother to make money for someone who lined their pockets. I
noticed that in Japan, they blame the liberal Democrats for running huge
deficits and keeping interest rates at near zero. Sounds like what our
Republicans are doing, doesn't it? Frankly, I don't trust Republicans or
Democrats; both have to serve special interest groups before the common
good.


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA



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om...
"Jim Hampton" wrote in message
...
Keith,

As soon as you can figure out what BPL is going to do to hi-fidelity
stereo
am broadcast

What will it do to lo-fidelity AM?

This must be the Dem's answer to silencing Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck,
Mike Reagan, Ollie North, Neal Bortz, Gordon Liddy, Mike Savage, Sean
Hannity...


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When you consider the FCC Chairman was raised by Colin....you figure it out.

Dan/W4NTI