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Mixed Conclusions About Powerline Networking vs. Ham Radio
Barence writes "Since writing about the success he's had with powerline networking, a number of readers emailed PC Pro's Paul Ockendon to castigate him for recommending these products, such as HomePlug. They were all amateur radio enthusiasts, claiming the products affect their hobby in much the same way that urban lighting affects amateur astronomers, but rather than causing light pollution they claim powerline networking causes radio pollution in the HF band (otherwise known as shortwave). Paul's follow-up feature, 'Does powerline networking nuke radio hams?' documents his investigation into these claims, which found evidence to support both sides of an intriguing debate."
We push shitty shitty light bulbs down your throat when there's not a damned thing wrong with the current ones.
I think my power bill disagrees with you on that point.
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If we're keeping HAM around for a few thousand (at most?) true hobbyists, using the excuse that it's a disaster tool, then that's a false need to support an old and dying hobby, and it's preventing rolling out commercial BoPL services to support millions of americans with a cheaper and more stable communications system, and holding back an economy worth billions of dollars for some 50+ year old tech. How stupid is that?
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This reply is very ignorant to all the hundreds of thousands of people in this world who has for decades used the HF bands for communication, shortwave broadcast listening etc. You must realize that BPL/PLC/PLT is intruding on an already occupied frequency area, that is simply an offense towards people that enjoy their radio hobby. What right do you have to do this, is your Internet surfing on Google etc. so much more important ? All around the world the protests against BPL/PLC/PLT are increasing rapidly, so I believe that we will see a change some time in the near future. Especially the HomePlug powerline adapters are unnescessary equipment, there exists no cases where either CAT-5, Wifi 2.4GHz or Wifi 900MHz will not work. That is why we do not need these HomePlug units. The industry must find new and better technology to replace the existing BPL/PLC/PLT technology, this is the only solution. We all want Internet access, but it is foolish to intrude on already occupied frequency bands.
Roar from Norway