Hams Complain about Powerline Broadband

dwm writes "Think broadband over power lines (BPL) would be wonderful? There might be some collateral damage. The American Radio Relay League (your friendly neighborhood ham radio operators) have documented dramatic HF radio interference in areas where BPL is being tested (Check out the video of actual interference)."

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Yes, post a "video" link in the story!!!

[CoyoteGuy]

That is one of the best ways to slashdot a site!! haha Very good technique grasshopper, but you are no match for my slashdot skill!!!

sounds like a fair trade to me!

[larry bagina]

I'm sure the hams wouldn't mind so much if they realized how much free porn they could get with powerline broadband.

Re:Ham radio users

[nacturation]

Does such a thing exist as tcp/ip over ham?

Actually, you got it backwards. It's ham over tcp/ip and I get it all the time in my inbox, usually in the form of a viagra or other penis-enhancing spam.

Re:Ham radio users - ampr.org

[Anonymous Coward]

> no swearing

So "ping -p 6675636b 44.255.255.255" will get people in trouble?

Re:Ham radio users

[gujo-odori]

Foreskins were indispensable when hurricanes struck Florida???

Re:Ham radio users

[NanoGator]

"Is broadband pr0n a necessity ?"

Well it did take the wind out of her "I'm withholding sex from you" threats. Come to think of it, it might have caused some of those too...

Re:Ham radio users

[NanoGator]

"The importance of ham radio becomes apparent during wartime and other emergency situations. Battery, antenna, and radio and you're "online". There are too many things (and people) that can happen to the average person's IP connectivity. "

It's true. When the war started, that's how John Connor was able to make contact with the resistance fighters.

Re:BPL is a Technological Train Wreck

[jrivar59]

consider that this will interfere with many other services including international ship distress frequencies, government (including military) allocations, shortwave broadcasts, and most likely aviation and public safety frequencies. Is your ability to get high speed pr0n more important than all this ?

yes.

Re:Ham radio users

[Beliskner]

Ham radio may just be a hobby, but it is an important one. We provide emergency communications when celular, telco, and power are dead. It promotes international goodwill. It allows many people to learn RF engineering and become great engineers. For the nerds, you can play with high power RF, pass data, send video, bounce signals off the moon, use sattelites, and much more....

You are a voice from the past. For the US Government to increase the effectiveness of the DMCA, they must have full control over communications. If the Government doesn't like how many people are using Kazaa in a suburb, all they have to do is cut the power and switch off a couple of fibers to drop your net connection and phone lines over SONET. Your ham radio is an impediment to them, and so they are removing you.

RF engineers are a bunch of people that can mod Xboxes and mock the DMCA by circumventing access restrictions. The RIAA doesn't want you, and they control the US Government.