"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote in message ...
"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
.. .


Ed Hare, W1RFI, of the ARRL isn't the only one measuring the interference
at the BPL pilot test sites ... I was in a meeting today with folks from
NTIA
(the equivalent of the FCC for federal govt. users of the spectrum) and they
are out doing measurements, too. The meeting was about something else,
but I got the impression that they aren't happy with what they are seeing
either ...

That's the first best piece of news yet today abt BPL. I've been
wondering where NTIA has been in the mix. Given their key position in
Homeland Security I suspect that they will have the final word on BPL.
Assuming they come out opposed to BPL of course.

The second best piece of news today is the new eggs in the face of the
power industry. Their credibility has dropped to zip in 48 hours flat
and methinks that they'll now have bigger problems selling BPL given
the fact that their core technologies need all the attention they can
muster.


73,
Carl -wk3c

w3rv

(Brian Kelly) wrote

the new eggs in the face of the
power industry. Their credibility has dropped to zip in 48 hours flat
and methinks that they'll now have bigger problems selling BPL given
the fact that their core technologies need all the attention they can
muster.




You don't suppose that some 'user' of the HF spectrum, sitting at a console
in a control room in the Cleveland area........Naw.....

But stranger things have happened!

I've been following this thread and subject with some interest.

It's a good thing that the government might become involved. When a
group of Amateur Radio Operator's (A.K.A., private citizens) toes are
stepped on, gather together under their (arguable) representative
organization (A.K.A., the ARRL), and say, "No, No...look at this data,"
normally the answer from the regulatory branch is, "Ah, Ahem...well,
we'll do a study of this and liet you know what we find," usually with
nothing further heard about it.

But when the Government's toes are stepped on, when they say, "No, No,"
by and large it turns into, "NO, NO!"

============================================

Brian Kelly wrote:

"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote in message ...

"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
...




Ed Hare, W1RFI, of the ARRL isn't the only one measuring the interference
at the BPL pilot test sites ... I was in a meeting today with folks from
NTIA
(the equivalent of the FCC for federal govt. users of the spectrum) and they
are out doing measurements, too. The meeting was about something else,
but I got the impression that they aren't happy with what they are seeing
either ...


That's the first best piece of news yet today abt BPL. I've been
wondering where NTIA has been in the mix. Given their key position in
Homeland Security I suspect that they will have the final word on BPL.
Assuming they come out opposed to BPL of course.

The second best piece of news today is the new eggs in the face of the
power industry. Their credibility has dropped to zip in 48 hours flat
and methinks that they'll now have bigger problems selling BPL given
the fact that their core technologies need all the attention they can
muster.


73,
Carl -wk3c


w3rv

--
73 from Glenn - KG5UC

"Brian Kelly" wrote:

(snip) The second best piece of news today is
the new eggs in the face of the power industry.
Their credibility has dropped to zip in 48 hours
flat and methinks that they'll now have bigger
problems selling BPL given the fact that their
core technologies need all the attention they
can muster.


You're an optimist, Brian. Instead, I see the power industry more likely
claiming they need the new income from BPL to raise the additional funds
needed to modernize the existing infrastructure. Industry has plenty of
people to spin anything into a positive outcome for industry.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/

Dwight Stewart wrote in message ...
"Brian Kelly" wrote:

(snip) The second best piece of news today is
the new eggs in the face of the power industry.
Their credibility has dropped to zip in 48 hours
flat and methinks that they'll now have bigger
problems selling BPL given the fact that their
core technologies need all the attention they
can muster.


You're an optimist, Brian.

Yer damned right I am and I haven't "lost" yet.

Instead, I see the power industry more likely
claiming they need the new income from BPL to raise the additional funds
needed to modernize the existing infrastructure. Industry has plenty of
people to spin anything into a positive outcome for industry.

WHAT?? The gurus have been bleating for years that the power
distribution infrastructure needs a cash infusion of somewhere in the
neighborhood of $50 to $100 *BILLION* dollars to catch up.

Never mind, you're either dumber than a box of rocks or an almost
decent troll. I rather suspect the former. Now go back to work and
finally figger out how to put up a pole to support yer scanner
antennas . .


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

w3rv

"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
.. .
"Brian Kelly" wrote:

(snip) The second best piece of news today is
the new eggs in the face of the power industry.
Their credibility has dropped to zip in 48 hours
flat and methinks that they'll now have bigger
problems selling BPL given the fact that their
core technologies need all the attention they
can muster.


You're an optimist, Brian. Instead, I see the power industry more likely
claiming they need the new income from BPL to raise the additional funds
needed to modernize the existing infrastructure. Industry has plenty of
people to spin anything into a positive outcome for industry.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/


The crux of the matter is that the greater part of the power industry is
investor-owned. That says it all as to how easy this will be to win, etc.

Kim W5TIT