I have similar sentiments. Time to finally get the amplifier relay
fixed.
Gary - WB4SQ
PS - Can the ole SQ give up running barefoot? Maybe the power
companies just want the hams to run KWs to run up their power bill!
--- Dan/W4NTI <w4nti at mindspring.com> wrote:
> BPL is a flawed technology to begin with. I predict the wireless
> internet
> will over power any possibility of BPL becoming cost effective.
>
> Another point is this. The power line noise will wipe out BPL in
> most to
> all area's. So they are beating a dead horse IMHO.
>
> I for one have been fighting Alabama Power for 6 years, and still
> have PL
> noise. Do you think the companies will spend BILLIONS to clean up
> their
> crappy lines just to make a few million? Don't think so.
>
> BPL is going the way of the Dinosaur. And if not I will personally
> blast it
> out of this neighborhood. And I don't care if the FCC likes it or
> not.
>
> Dan/W4NTI
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
> To: <SECC at contesting.com>; <sedxc at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 6:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [SECC] [SEDXC] BPL
>
>
> > Ron, W4WA hit the nail on the head about power line noise. I went
> to
> > school
> > with a fellow who graduated in Power Engineering and has worked for
>
> > Houston
> > Con Ed for many years. He told me recently that along the gulf
> coast they
> > would gave saved billions if they had gone to underground in the
> 1960's as
> > they should have. Then the only power lines would be the big cross
>
> > country
> > lines and the feeder lines to the underground. Of course, this
> would have
> > made BPL harder to implement.
> >
> > He also told me green poles and concrete are being used more as the
> old
> > treated poles require remediation to remove toxic chemicals. The
> green
> > poles are also smaller in size. So its all about costs.
> >
> > At least Riley and the Field Operations Beureau (field offices such
> as
> > Atlanta) are trying to get power companies to clean up their lines.
> This
> > includes the big power companies under say Duke Power and Southern
> Company
> > along with EMC's which as Ron notes are Cooperatives (used to be
> rural
> > coops
> > but are now in the suburbs).
> >
> > On the issue of ingress Ron is betting that the ham will be
> addressed
> > first.
> > I remember the ham in the Gainesville area that was deemed clean
> but still
> > put on quiet hours. Is this in our future with BPL??
> >
> > The ARRL is really pushing the FCC on BPL and my insiders in
> Washington
> > tell
> > me the FCC is getting tired of the ARRL complaints. They think the
> ARRL
> > should work with the BPL suppliers (as they are now) to find
> solutions as
> > the FCC and the Federal Government plan on pushing BPL no matter
> what.
> > Hopefully notching will get rid of the problems but can they notch
> > everything? What about other users such as Forest Industries and
> > Fixed/Mobile? Even DOD at 5Mhz and 8 Mhz among others have had
> problems
> > and
> > you can bet the FCC is more interested in fixing those problems
> than hams.
> >
> > I don't think BPL will go the way of Little Leo's unless the power
> > companies
> > can't compete which is a probability.
> >
> > Dave K4JRB
> >
> >
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