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FCC Comm. have terms,
half are dem and other half are rep. Powell will be there for a while. He has connections. Bob Miller wrote: On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 19:47:48 GMT, "AK" wrote: BPL - impact on radio communications As tests and any sort of technical common sense would make obvious, broadband transmissions on miles of unshielded power lines will create havoc with the reception of micro-volt level radio communication signals. The concept is pure nonsense to anyone with a technical background. My BSEE (with communications specialization) and top FCC commercial and amateur radio licenses does not make me a great expert, but anyone with a comprehension of radio transmission and reception knows that the BPL concept does not work, unless basic MF & HF radio is sacrificed. BPL is a poorly thought out concept, with the unlikely potential for profit driving this otherwise unfathomable concept. Please get some honest technical input before allowing this BPL debacle to continue. Sincerely, AK Nice letter, but it will fall on deaf ears -- FCC head Michael Powell is a cheerleader for BPL. My suggestion: vote for John Kerry on Nov. 2nd. Kerry does not like Powell. Powell will be out. And we can start afresh with a new FCC head, one who might worry more about the consequences of BPL than this business-friendly administration ever will. Bob k5qwg "yea right" wrote in message news ![]() If you value radio, this may be the last and only chance to have your voice heard to stop BPL from destroying your hobby. The FCC has extended the comment period for BPL. It is VERY simple to file a FCC comment. Click the link below and enter 03-104 in box #1 (proceeding number) and fill in the blanks. The simplest way to comment is to type your comment into the box on the bottom of the form. http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi If you can't think of any thing to type or wish to make this as painless as possible, you can cut-n-paste the comment I typed below. Thanks for the info & the FCC link. AK |
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Alex wrote:
FCC Comm. have terms, half are dem and other half are rep. Which Commissioner do we split in half?grin There are five Commissioners. No more than three may be members of the same party. http://www.fcc.gov/aboutus.html Unfortunately I wouldn't count on a Democratic Presidency stopping BPL. Firstly, they're just as susceptible to campaign contributions as Republicans. Secondly, the GOP Congress has a record of overturning FCC decisions if they offend enough lobbyists. (witness the anti-LPFM legislation - which was enacted despite a Democratic President who opposed it) Democratic Congresses in my lifetime never had a record of trying anything that blatant. Doesn't mean they haven't learned from the GOP since then. -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com |
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![]() "Alex" wrote in message ... FCC Comm. have terms, half are dem and other half are rep. Powell will be there for a while. He has connections. HERE IS EXACTLY WHAT I THINK OF FCC CHAIRMAN POWELL AND HIS ALLEGED " CONNECTIONS "........ he http://www.misternicehands.com/ (after URL loads CLICK anywhere on it....) |
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