Alan, I have been doing a PhD in the radiated emissions from PLT/BPL for 5 years part time and I'm just writing up. I always read Tim's articles and find them generally well balanced. I don't have any preconceived ideas about PLT but I think ultimately its success or failure will only in part be related to EMC. I suspect it will be dominated by performance and market conditions.
My observations are: 1. The radio amateur community are the main protesters to PLT and would have more success if they presented their argument in a less emotional and balanced manner. 2. It will not take off in the UK because there are better methods for both access and in-house. I worked in Texas for a while and even geographically disparate locations already have acceptable internet and on demand services. I can see it being successful in the developing world. 3. Almost all individuals that present measurements never present the errors (there are various types and most are very significant). 4. The chances of a ratified EU or CISPR standard in the next few years are slim. In the five years I have been studying it the CISPR 22 standard for PLT has been "just around the corner". Cheers, Iain Alan E Hutley wrote: > Hi All > > Anyone interested in PLT ( Power Line Communications), or BPL ( > Broadband over Powerline ) as it's known in the USA should not miss > this excellent article by Tim Williams published in the latest issue > of the The EMC Journal, free to download www.theemcjournal.com > > "RF Emissions of Powerline Ethernet adaptors" > > Cheers > > Alan E Hutley > Editor > The EMC Journal > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society > emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your > e-mail to <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to > that URL. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > David Heald <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
