Re: [drakelist] Amateur Radio is second class

[Aeinst583]

In a message dated 10/30/04 6:39:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/28/100/?nc=1

I think K3HRN  IS RIGHT...   THE FCC IS TREATING US AS SECOND CLASS CITIZENS:


No Special Protections for Amateurs
BPL operators would be required to notch certain bands, such as those used for life and safety communications by aeronautical mobile or US Coast Guard stations. The FCC R&O makes clear, however, that similar rules will not apply to the Amateur Service, although notching could be one mitigation tool to deal with ham radio complaints.
"We similarly do not find that Amateur Radio frequencies warrant the special protection afforded frequencies reserved for international aeronautical and maritime safety operations," the Commission said, adding that in many instances, amateur frequencies are used for routine communications and hobby activities.
"While we recognize that amateurs may on occasion assist in providing emergency communications," the FCC said, "we believe that the general Part 15 provisions and the specific provisions being adopted herein for Access BPL operations are sufficient to protect these amateur operations."
BPL's Upside Outweighs Downside, FCC Suggests
Although some cases of harmful interference may be possible from BPL emissions at levels up to Part 15 limits, the FCC said, "we agree with NTIA [National Telecommunications and Information Administration] that the benefits of Access BPL service warrant acceptance of a small and manageable degree of interference risk." The Commission reiterated in the R&O its belief that BPL's public benefits "are sufficiently important and significant so as to outweigh the limited potential for increased harmful interference that may arise."
The FCC also said that while it agrees with the ARRL that BPL is not a "traditional point-source emitter," it doesn't buy into the notion that BPL devices "will cause the power lines to act as countless miles of transmission lines all radiating RF energy along their full length."


PERHAPS THE ARRL SHOULD FOCUS ITS LOBBYING EFFORT ON CONGRESS BECAUSE THE FCC DOESN'T SERIOUSLY CARE ABOUT HAM RADIO....   


K8YYL