To: | towertalk@contesting.com, rfi@contesting.com |
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Subject: | [TowerTalk] Sample letter to club: BPL comment filing--urgent--please participate |
From: | "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj@hotmail.com> |
Date: | Fri, 08 Aug 2003 22:08:54 +0000 |
List-post: | <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> |
Hi everyone--below is an email I sent to my local radio club yesterday re
BPL Feel free to use it as a template. Note that some of the wording may seem odd because it is an employee club. Rob K5UJ Hi all, This is a note to the club's full and associate members to ask you to take action during the latest phase of the FCC's inquiry as to the interference potential of broadband internet over power line service (BPL). Currently the FCC is accepting comments on their electronic comment filing system (ECFS) filed in response to previously filed comments to the FCC's original inquiry. In response to this notice of inquiry (NOI) the BPL industry filed comments indicating that field trials revealed no reported interference to other services. See for example this excerpt from the United Power Line Council's filed comments: <B. Interference In this proceeding, the FCC inquires concerning the potential for interference from BPL systems under the existing Part 15 emission limits,[1] and it inquires whether the existing measurement procedures are appropriate.[2] The UPLC is pleased to respond that there has been no interference reported in any of the field trials by its members.> The UPLC's full document is available at: http://www.uplc.utc.org/file_depot/0-10000000/0-10000/7966/conman/03-104+Com ments.doc This statement is easily refuted. The ARRL sent a representative to 4 trial towns in which he drove around the streets in a vehicle equipped with a HF transceiver, and a mobile HF antenna. The RFI received was horrendous. A video of this trip showing the receiver S meter, and audio of the RFI is available for viewing at http://216.167.96.120/BPL_Trial-web.mpg (for high speed connections) and http://216.167.96.120/BPL_Trial-small.mpg (for dial-up connections). Note that the RFI is constant while the operator is spinning the tuning knob on the transceiver and that the signal strengths likely would have been much greater with full sized/gain antennas. At the very least, on your own time please view the streaming video, then file a response at the FCC's ECFS, at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ simply stating that UPLC's statement is misleading in that "no reported interference" does not necessarily mean there was none, and that in the trials monitored by the ARRL, the RFI was severe. Cite the video at the above URLs as a footnote. Since I'm not sure what the current policy is on doing this from here, it may be advisable to file from home. If you do not have an internet connection there, you may file from a public library or mail in your comment. Please keep your comments calm and factual by avoiding exaggeration or subjective contentiousness with words such as "stupid" and "idiotic." Nothing about the process is furthered by caustic comments or remarks with no factual basis. Thanks very much for your time and cooperation. The deadline for reply comments is Aug. 20th. BTW, stick with the video to the last trial--it is the worst one and a real eye-opener. At this time, the number of filed comments represents a tiny fraction of the total number of licensed hams. It is extremely important that we fight this every step of the way so that we can continue to enjoy our hobby in its present form. 73, Rob K5UJ FARC V.P. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus |
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