| Mr. Martin needs to talk to anyone with enough brains to get a ham license. Hell, my wife is not technical in any way, and once I explained the idea of putting RF down wires, and then pointed to my wire antenna, she understood completely.
Mr. Martin, if you'd like to chat with somebody who has enough rudimentary understanding of RF technology to figure out why BPL is such a bad idea, please feel free to respond to me and I will be glad to arrange a meeting.
To all the ham ops out there, if BPL comes to your town, buy a 1.5KW amp and stick your antennas as close to the power lines as possible. Now, get a few friends together and start a 24/7 net. See how much of a "great broadband hope" this stuff is after that...
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 TzaleProud Libertarian ConservativePremium
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NYC Metro | I hear ya' buddy. I plan on doing that if BPL comes to my neck of the woods. A nice YAGI situated 20 feet from the power lines broadcasting 1.5kW legal limit into those lines will surely cause some problems. And guess what! NOT MY PROBLEM - I'M OPERATING LEGALLY.
That idea of a 24X7 net ain't that bad. I'll call it the rolling net on 146.520. Join in on simplex and ragchew as long as you want - at 1.5kW!
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said by plattypus1:To all the ham ops out there, if BPL comes to your town, buy a 1.5KW amp and stick your antennas as close to the power lines as possible. Now, get a few friends together and start a 24/7 net. See how much of a "great broadband hope" this stuff is after that... Yes.....Time to break out the spark gap transmitters!  |
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