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RE: [RFI] Is BPL readable?

To: "Mel Crichton" <kj9c@iquest.net>, rfi@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [RFI] Is BPL readable?
From: "Cortland Richmond" <ka5s@earthlink.net>
Reply-to: ka5s@earthlink.net
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 08:28:00 -0800
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Mel,

It's encrypted. A coding scheme is used which not only separates each
subscriber's data from others' but also at the same time makes it difficult
for a nonsubscriber to decode data. But it will be interesting to see the
articles appearing on "wardriving" BPL.

Cortland


> [Original Message]
> From: Mel Crichton <kj9c@iquest.net>
> If BPL signals are actually radiated from the wiring carrying them, can
they
> be intercepted and read with a receiver and antenna (kind of like reading
> WiFi now)? If so, would that create a security issue?



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