On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 16:43:12 GMT, Frank Dresser wrote:

Even worse,
the guy who pays for BPL is likely to blame the power company, rather than
the real culprit -- the clown who just doesn't give a damn about RFI.

Aren't they the same in that situation ??

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On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 16:43:12 GMT, Frank Dresser wrote:

Even worse,
the guy who pays for BPL is likely to blame the power company, rather
than
the real culprit -- the clown who just doesn't give a damn about RFI.

Aren't they the same in that situation ??

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane



Partly. The power company doesn't care. The FCC seems lax in Part 15
enforcement, among other things. Certain congressmen seem to think the only
impediments to the Jetson way of life are outmoded regulations. The
neighbors only think of interference when Tom Brokaw turns green and they
blame it on the SWL's random wire antenna.

The only people who give a damn about RFI are the people who use radio.

I'm not an expert on BPL, but I don't have any faith in the FCC's ability to
look past a glossy demo and into the real world, either. If I had been
invited to the demos, I'd have brought my old vacuum cleaner and my
homebuilt PC with the noisy power supply(which, I assume, is good under Part
15 regs. Ha!). I think somebody would give a damn if everyday electrical
noisemakers slowed BPL.

Frank Dresser

I'm not an expert on BPL, but I don't have any faith in the FCC's ability to
look past a glossy demo and into the real world, either. If I had been
invited to the demos, I'd have brought my old vacuum cleaner and my
homebuilt PC with the noisy power supply(which, I assume, is good under Part
15 regs. Ha!). I think somebody would give a damn if everyday electrical
noisemakers slowed BPL.


Don't know about BPL, but back when they were testing various proposed
broadcast HDTV
transmission standards, one of the devices used in noise tests was
literally an old vacuum cleaner
motor.