Ed,
it is most likely an Itron system. Can you determine whether it is a
wired (PLC based) or 900 Mhz wireless? Itron along with many other
AMR/ANI systems use the 902-923 Mhz band for communication between their
Mesh/data collector sites and the meter ERT units. I have heard reports
out of Ontario that RAC is looking into the interference potential as it
pertains to licensed amateur radio operation in the 900 Mhz band.
73,
Kirb - VE6IV
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EP Swynar wrote:
> Good Morning All,
>
> The good folks here at the Ontario Hydro generating outfit (or WHATEVER it is
> that they might call themselves this week) have elected to install so-called
> "smart meters", in place of the regular old-fashioned ones, at the street AC
> drop point outside of everyone's house...
>
> For the uninitiated, "smart meters" automatically keep track of power usage
> in each home, and then charge rates according to whether or not it's "peak /
> prime" time, or otherwise...apparently (as I understand it) these odious
> devices are in constant communication wirelessly with "Big Brother", feeding
> the data to some central collection point, to calculate final billing...and
> they mark the end of days for the old-fashioned, traditional humanoid meter
> reader.
>
> Oh yes, did I mention that this is all a "...GOOD thing" for Ontario...?
>
> Anyway, I'm VERY curious if any Hams reading this, who may have already had
> smart meters installed at their respective QTHs, have experienced any sort of
> RFI either to, or from, the readers...? I wrote a strongly-worded letter to
> the local co-ordinator of this effort, and received a phone message back from
> one of his minions that I would be hearing from them shortly...that was about
> a month ago.
>
> The monitor was installed at my QTH here a coupla days ago, but the system is
> not yet operational.
>
> Any sage words from the ranks of the knowledgeable...?
>
> Thanks in advance, & my vy
>
> ~73!~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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