Listen to the vodeo tape. It's pretty scary!
73 de John, N4OWG
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Hohnstein KØHA
To: HDXA Reflector
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [HDXA-NI0DX] Broadband over Power Line Video
> The ARRL website published a story today about Broadband over Power Line
> (BPL) technology. The story includes video shot by Ed Hare, W1RFI while
> driving through some test communities. You just won't believe it until
> you hear it!
>
> http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/08/08/2/?nc=1
>From the topband reflector:
The amount of interference from BPL makes concerns about fence chargers,
malfunctioning street lights, and fish net locators look trivial.
..
You know that you have a station capable of helping in emergencies and that
you are skilled enough to be a service to your community if called. How long
will you maintain that station when normal day-to-day communications is
killed?
..
The window for [FCC] reply comments is open until August 20.
***
Please ...comment to the FCC before the window closes August 20.
***
Several suggested I summarize how to do this:
1. Go to http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi
2. Enter only 03-104 in Box 1 (Proceeding).
3. Complete all required boxes (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12)
4. Attach your file in .doc, .pdf, .xls, etc in the first large
box and click "Sent Attached File to FCC".
OR...and much easier for shorter comments,
5. Type your comments directly into the bottom large box,
keeping <70 characters per line, and click "Send Brief
Comments to FCC".
After 4. or 5., another screen should appear where you need to
click "Finish Transaction and Receive Confirmation". If you
did everything correctly, you should then receive a confirmation
number on the next screen. If you don't see the confirmation
number, your comments were not submitted correctly.
Your comments will likely not appear until the next
business day since it takes them awhile to process everything.
Please DO comment before the August 20 window closes! This
could be the most important thing you will ever do to insure we
do not allow the FCC fill our bands with interference. Let's prevent
another Pandora's Box like the FCC gave us with Citizens Band!
73, Bill W4ZV
P.S. Much more info is available at ARRL's webpage:
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/ including how to file.
***
73, Bill K0HA
With a 5 element 12M Yagi just changed to a 5 element 15M Yagi and
a new 7 element 6M Yagi shown at:
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