Pete,
I've not heard of any AMR being done on VLF or the old PLC because the data
rates are just way too slow. PLC is mainly used for limited system control
functions. Anything requiring a lot of data throughput like reading tens
or hundreds of thousands of meters requires a real robust data channel.
Something BPL broadband could provide.
I'm not saying they'd put in BPL just for this-- they couldn't justify the
costs. But if BPL goes in for Internet use then fails, the utility could
convert the loss into other uses to lessen the impact; or if they're
leasing the bandwidth to an ISP who owns the BPL equipment--then they could
pay pennies on the dollar and buy it up for these other uses. The end
result is it never goes away.
BPL must be stopped before we all have to move into the countryside just to
play HF.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Smith [SMTP:n4zr@contesting.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 26 May, 2004 8:41 PM
To: EDWARDS, EDDIE J; jimjarvis@ieee.org
Cc: rfi@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [RFI] BPL on NPR
At 05:05 PM 5/26/2004, EDWARDS, EDDIE J wrote:
>I'm afraid that once a BPL system gets installed in any city, even
>though the utility might not use it for providing broadband or ISP
>services at some point, they will still have many uses for it from
>Automated Meter Reading to Load management to traffic light controls and
>on and on...
>
>Slow to die? I'm not sure it ever will unless the FCC says enough and
>bands it. What's our chances of that happening?
>
>73, de ed -K0iL
We need some clarification on this -- I understand that automated meter
reading, etc are done at VLF.
73, Pete N4ZR
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