I was repeating what I heard on NPR!!!!!
I understand that a lot of this bandwidth they are reserving for
public use, not private.
Stewart
At 07:37 PM 1/23/2009, you wrote:
The claims that police and emergency departments need the bandwidth
is bogus. Their biggest problem is having existing systems that are
incompatible. The first responders all over the country and the
world have shortwave. Private individuals with portable ham stations
were the first to communicate during Katrina after the power went
out. No electricity, no telephone, no cellular, but ham operators
have portable generators, many are now solar, wind-up, or can run on
almost anything.
Yet BPL [broadband over powerlines] keeps reappearing as a
"desireable" broadband solution, most recently last fall with IBM.
BPL interferes with shortwave. HD television won't make any
difference. New frequencies won't make any difference if the only
widespread technology is blocked.
No, how does this switch to HD help the population? Shouldn't the
companies who will profit from the new frequencies share a
considerable portion their gross profits with the people?
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:[email protected]
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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