RayW
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join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
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Re: Here we go again!
said by wilbarger  :I don't know why it would not be the ultimate solution for the people in the country. We do get electricity, you know. I guess since most of us are not on a major power companies grid, the mom and pop distributors would not spend the capital to upgrade or add any cost to their systems. I just get sick of having to deal with wireless as it is unreliable in my area, but not enough that I will ever move back to the city. I love the fact that my front yard ends at the lake. Worse than that. Consider - power lines are designed to move a VERY low frequency signal (Voltage) at a high current for many miles. It is not designed as an RF line. In order to use it at the frequencies required (mostly wide-band 1.7 MHz to 80 MHz) you will have a problem with attenuation both as a function of distance and frequency, this will mean many amplifiers in both directions, I think I recall that the amplifier requirements are about 6-8 per mile. At $500-1000 per amplifier, that is not cheap. Plus every transformer has to have a bypass system, that is another $1-5K (most likely for up to 4 customers, maybe). And remember, unlike fiber and coax, power lines are extremely susceptible to high voltage surges (300 mega-volts or even higher) from lightning strikes. That means a potential larger repair bill.
Plus all the YADA-YADA about using what amounts to a very efficient radiator of HF radio frequencies that may eventually have international treaty implications as the sun spot cycle starts reaching its peak 4-6 years from now.
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wilbarger
join:2001-06-06
Quinlan, TX
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I don't know why it would not be the ultimate solution for the people in the country. We do get electricity, you know. I guess since most of us are not on a major power companies grid, the mom and pop distributors would not spend the capital to upgrade or add any cost to their systems. I just get sick of having to deal with wireless as it is unreliable in my area, but not enough that I will ever move back to the city. I love the fact that my front yard ends at the lake.
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RayW
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Layton, UT
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said by wilbarger :  I guess the metroplex needs another option. Get it out here in the sticks where it is really needed. Sorry, not feasible except close in and in more densely populated ares. Almost anything else is hype.
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wilbarger
join:2001-06-06
Quinlan, TX |
I guess the metroplex needs another option. Get it out here in the sticks where it is really needed.
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