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gurugordon
join:2004-03-24
Sunbury, PA
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Re: HAM Radios and Power line Broadband
said by Rangcor:
Ham radio operations have been using a wireless frequency to communicate with other operators. but since the onset of Broadband more people are using it and now dsl over the power lines is available the Ham operators do not want it to continue because more people will flock to the broadband. leaving less operators for ham radios.
What a ludicrous statement to make. All you have done is expose your total ignorance about Amateur Radio. However, that is not even the issue here. The WSJ has done its readers a grave disservice with this piece, sidetracking the major issues in the process. Concerns about BPL are not only being expressed by Hams. FEMA, NTIA, Civil Aviation, Broadcasters, among others, have all stated their reservations about the threats posed to the HF radio spectrum by this system, and its undoubted potential to threaten life, homeland security and property by blanking out critical communications.
The questions that should have been asked are the ones mentioned by Forbes - the untried technology, the politics behind the FCC decision to jump shamelessly into bed with BPL, the limited potential in a market place already filled with established and successful alternatives, the lukewarm enthusiasm of power companies who have already suffered from burnt fingers following a previous failed attempt to embrace Internet technology, and last but by no means least, the distinct possibility of a lousy ROI. | |
rf_engineer
join:2003-08-04
USA
| said by gurugordon  :
The WSJ has done its readers a grave disservice with this piece, sidetracking the major issues in the process. Concerns about BPL are not only being expressed by Hams. FEMA, NTIA, Civil Aviation, Broadcasters, among others, have all stated their reservations about the threats posed to the HF radio spectrum by this system, and its undoubted potential to threaten life, homeland security and property by blanking out critical communications.
I'll say the WSJ really messed up. You think they would have dug deeper and explored the business model and found its shortcomings, especially in rural areas. The FCC and proponents claiming the interference problem is solved, but a quick car ride with equipment shows otherwise. Digging deeper, the implications of allowing a radiating broadband network with was is arguably outdated Part 15 regulations. And, as you mention, the public safety communications issues raised. A clever piece could have tied this in to the 800Mhz interference FCC debacle. But instead the focus became Amateur Radio stereotypes....or is that what investors base their decisions on these days ? | |
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