I am a ham, and already have set up a matching network to use the MV powerlines as an antenna, in anticipation of an all-out war against BPL.
What will happen to the local BPL connectivity when I pump a kilowatt of RF into the power lines? 47CFR15 *requires* the "non-licensed" service to "accept all interference from licensed users" of the frequency.
I'll tell you- there will be no BPL connectivity, and I will likely destroy the BPL equipment!
More info- "notching" DOES NOT WORK! It has proven itself completely ineffective in reducing interference, in EVERY test market! See http://www.arrl.org/ for details. Yet the BPL advocates, with monies invested already, MUST proceed- so that they can recoup their investment before the advent of WiMax!
BPL is a only a sorry attempt by the power companies to cash in on broadband- WiMax will render it obsolete in less than a year.
So why even pursue it? Just to make lifetime enemies of the very people who made radio and computers possible in the first place?
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I am a ham, and already have set up a matching network to use the MV powerlines as an antenna, in anticipation of an all-out war against BPL.
What will happen to the local BPL connectivity when I pump a kilowatt of RF into the power lines? 47CFR15 *requires* the "non-licensed" service to "accept all interference from licensed users" of the frequency.
I'll tell you- there will be no BPL connectivity, and I will likely destroy the BPL equipment!
More info- "notching" DOES NOT WORK! It has proven itself completely ineffective in reducing interference, in EVERY test market! See http://www.arrl.org/ for details. Yet the BPL advocates, with monies invested already, MUST proceed- so that they can recoup their investment before the advent of WiMax!
BPL is a only a sorry attempt by the power companies to cash in on broadband- WiMax will render it obsolete in less than a year.
So why even pursue it? Just to make lifetime enemies of the very people who made radio and computers possible in the first place?
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