starman wrote in message ...
Dwight Stewart wrote:

"starman" wrote:


When it comes to topics like BPL, the FCC
seems more responsive to industry lobbyists
than the public comments.

Think about it, Starman. There are only slightly more than a half million
ham operators in the USA, while BPL has to potential to serve the well more
than 150 million internet users. If the FCC is going to kill BPL, it must
have a darn good reason. The "interference with our frequencies" argument
can only go so far if that industry can show it is even taking superficial
steps to minimize that.

The point here is that the FCC doesn't just work for us (a relatively
small group of ham operators), but must take the needs of _all_ Americans
into consideration. As the world changes, with a greater need for more and
more radio frequencies for newer technologies, our small numbers are going
to continue to hurt us. The only solution is to dramatically increase those
numbers, but that will only come with dramatic change in this radio service.
With substantial numbers, the FCC has something substantial to protect.
Sadly, far too many in this radio service are resisting the very changes so
desperately needed.

I won't go into those changes here because it really isn't germane to this
newsgroup.

Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

There's no doubt that ham's are in the minority regarding BPL
interference but the FCC has a legal mandate to protect licensed radio
spectrum users, as the law now stands. I suppose they'll change the law
to get around this legal inconvenience for the BPL industry.

Where is this legal mandate? The FCC has no mandate as the Amateur
Radio Service is experimental in nature and they can't even stop
interference between the hams. How about broadcasters encroaching on
the ham bands? Where is the FCC? Please point exactly where any part
of the FCC rules regarding Amateur Radio Service.
GR


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"no_spam_here" wrote in message
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Please point exactly where any part
of the FCC rules regarding Amateur Radio Service.

Part 97

"Brenda Ann Dyer" wrote in message ...
"no_spam_here" wrote in message
om...


Please point exactly where any part
of the FCC rules regarding Amateur Radio Service.

Part 97

And where in part 97 does it say anything about non amateur
interference and hams frequencies being protected.

"no_spam_here" wrote:

Where is this legal mandate? The FCC has
no mandate as the Amateur Radio Service
is experimental in nature and they can't even
stop interference between the hams. (snip)


It is buried somewhere in Part One or Two of the FCC rules. It's a one
paragraph statement about preserving frequencies for intended use,
minimizing interference, and so on. Of course, it says nothing about Amateur
Radio specifically, but is a blanket statement about radio as a whole (which
would presumably include Amateur radio). Now, please don't ask me to point
it out, because I really do not feel like digging through all that to find
it again. This is my last day as an active Ham operator (my equipment is on
sale on eBay at this very moment - ending today), and would therefore rather
not waste my time with it at the moment.

Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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