In a message dated 7/18/2008 10:26:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Steve WD8DAS writes: >i find it very interesting how the ARRL has changed the nature of their > > >It started out as a worthy fight against yet another RFI problem from >devices that aren't supposed to radiate. Over time their effort has >"morphed" into a drive to get BPL operators to notch out the ham bands >only and let the rest of the spectrum go to the dogs. I wonder why? First, I am no fan of tha Leage. But from a realistic point of view, There is no real way to completely stop BPL. There are too many forces commited to trying to deploy it. >From a tactical prespective, if you can't stop your opponent, denying him key terrain (frequencies) is the next best thing. Espescially when the ARRL does not have limitless legal/financial resources. So it was smart to alter the objective of the effort to something that was obtainable within a reasonable amount of money and work.
>I am against all forms of unnecessary radio noise from unlicensed >devices - not just those in the ham bands. And I am a bit surprised >that the League has narrowed its objective in this way. Maybe it makes >it easier to declare "mission accomplished"! Frankly, I'm with you on this one. I find that people (companies and governments) usually don't care a lick about RF noise generated by thier equipment. I try to make the point by explaining that electrically noisy equipment may be ready to fail, inefficient, or dangerous depending on the situation. Sometime is works sometimes not. > >And, it should be noted that getting a few thousand bucks back from the >FCC doesn't do anything to stop BPL. The FCC hasn't changed a thing... > >Steve WD8DAS **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
