If you've arranged for local hams to cover every active and imminently
active BPL pilot, then my criticism was indeed incorrect. Is there a similar
effort aimed at hams working for public service agencies that use HF? A BPL
shutdown due to unmitigated interference to a public service agency would be
immensely valuable.
As for publicizing BPL pilots, naming the "local ham coordinator" for each
and encouraging those interested in helping to engage by contacting the
coordinator would retain the appropriate local control. In general, these
efforts suffer from a shortage of voluntary manpower rather than a surplus,
but perhaps the anti-BPL effort is an exception.
According to
http://www.broadbandhorizons.com/bpl_networks/news_events/bpl_7_14_2003.htm
, Blanco TX was activated in mid-June, along with Burnet TX and Weimar TX.
Now that you've published the list of active BPL pilots here, I hope that
you will reconsider, and maintain this information on the web site, along
with local coordinators.
In case my previous comments were insufficiently direct, we need an
effective anti-BPL web site, not a cleaned up version of the current web
page.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----
From: rfi-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Hare,Ed, W1RFI
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 5:42 PM
To: rfi@contesting.com; bplandhamradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [RFI] Broadband over Power Line (BPL) radio interference
> Your rationale for not seeking out BPL pilots, publicizing
> their locations, and aggressively organizing local hams to
> monitor them is lame:
You have it rather wrong, Dave. ARRL has been seeking out BPL pilots, in
some cases, notifying local hams before they are aware that they are
underfoot. We have been working with local groups across the country,
primarily by working through local clubs and the ARRL section and
division leadership. What hasn't happened is publicity about specific
locations in individual cities, nor will it, unless the local amateurs feel
that to be the best approach. Neither you nor I should be making those
decisions. The local amateurs directly affected by this are the ones that
have to maintain relationships with their local townships, utilities and
others and not to let them make the decisions about how many hams they want
running around neighborhoods would be unwise, IMHO.
> - there are undoubtedly many hams willing to help, but unaware of BPL
> pilots in
> their area; their potential contribution is going untapped.
In most cases, the local hear about BPL trials first, because the utility
often does mailings to residents there. Once the organized local leadership
is involved, it is the rare bird indeed that will not be made aware that
there is BPL in the area, and by working through those that are developing
the relationships with the local utilties,
there "help" will really help rather than get in the way of what is being
planned locally.
There is no secret of the locations of BPL areas. Most that are presently
active have been
well discussed on the ARRL page and elsewhere.
To my knowledge, there are active, pending or possible pending BPL
installations going
into the following areas:
Cullman, AL (very small HomePlug system)
Cottonwood, AZ
Phoenix, AZ (one or two houses)
Menlo Park, CA (not yet active)
Pueblo, CO (not known to be active)
Miami, FL (not yet active)
Honolulu, HI
Cedar Rapids, IA (shut off)
Boise, ID
IN - Unspecified small test, according to unconfirmed info relayed through
IN DPUC Potomac, MD Rochester, MN (just getting ramped up) Cape Girardea, MO
Everetts, NC Raleigh, NC Williamstown, NC (not known to be active) Ohmaha,
NE (not known to be active) Nevada - experimental license, unknown locations
- no site yet identified Penn Yan, NY Solvay, NY Rochester, NY (utility
declined to activate) Bowling Green, OH (not known to be active) Hyde Park,
OH (just getting ramped up) Chambersburg, PA (not known to be active)
Emmaus, PA Winchester, TN (not known to be active) Blanco, TX (not yet
active) Manassas, VA Nelson CTY, VA Chelan CTY, WA
Not all of these are known to be active. In some case, rumored BPL may
never
have gotten off the ground. Now that my services are not required for
rulemaking
proceedings, I am concentrating on increasing the work with the local hams.
But I do agree that the ARRL BPL page can use some work. Do we have any
volunteers
willing to take on a few assignments and tidy up the loose ends? I need
someone who is more proud of his people skills than his "directness." :-)
Ed Hare, W1RFI
ARRL Laboratory Manager
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06013
Tel: 860-594-0318
Internet: W1RFI@arrl.org
Web: http://www.arrl.org/tis
Member: ASC C63 EMC Committee
Chairman: Subcommittee 5, Immunity
Chairman: Ad hoc BPL Working Group
Member: IEEE SCC-28 RF Safety
Member: Society of Automotive Engineers EMC/EMR Committee
Member: IEEE
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