said by rf_engineer:said by anonymost9090 :
If it is good for today and not tomorrow, then why do Hammys care so much? Let us have our fun for the next 3 years or so. You guys been having fun for much longer.
If BPL actually used the spectrum to provide the service, you would have a valid point. However it doesn't use the wireless spectrum, it just emits radiation into it, rendering it useless for wireless uses.
Also, isn't part of the analog tv system spectrum supposed to be freed up for emergency service communications? Seems like there's your communications issue resolved right there in 3 years anyway.
UHF TV spectrum doesn't offer worldwide infrastructure-free communications like HF radio spectrum which BPL often interferes with.
Also, me thinks satellite phones are better in an emergency anyways. That is unless you Hammys also think BPL causes satellites to fall to the ground too.
BPL doesn't interfere with satellites. BPL interferes with spectrum in the 1 to 80 Mhz range, depending on the brand of system and the particular installation. Satellites primarily use microwave frequencies (> 1 Ghz). By the way, hams have about 40 satellites in orbit or piggybacking on commercial satellites.
Besides, during a disaster, power will be out and there will be no BPL to interfere with your walkie talkies anyway.
This flawed argument has been beaten to death here; you're a bit late. Stations in an emergency area need to communicate with areas that do have power. And even if you want to dismiss or ignore the emergency capabilities of ham radio, it still does't make much sense to have a wired network like BPL wreck wireless spectrum.
There is no point fighting with these guys. They are ignorant fools, it's as simple as that. I know I am doing the right thing by helping people out through ham radio (or planning too since I'm brand spanking new)...
