[lug] OT power line communication

[Paul E Condon]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 03:07:12PM -0700, Nate Duehr wrote:
> 
> On Feb 23, 2004, at 6:49 PM, Timothy C. Klein wrote:
> 
> >Perhaps 3 to 300 MHz is easy to generate?  I suspect the noise they 
> >will
> >spew forth with BPL is ignored for two reasons:  relatively localized,
> >thus no large business interests will be immediately harmed.  The
> >second, this is just another fine example of bought and paid for
> >politicians and/or legislation:  the folks writing the regulations are
> >the folks that are going to be regulated.  They want to get rich off 
> >BPL
> >-- why the hell would they care about interference.
> >
> >There I go again, being a cynic.
> >
> >Tim
> 
> You're exactly right.  No major commecial interests already in HF, so 
> let's screw the good Citizens of the country already using it.  They 
> don't matter, as long as the Corporations (and us politicians) make 
> lots of money.
> 
> Nate
> 

In an earlier post, I mentioned Army use of VHF, but also local police
and sheriffs dept. use VHF. This is, of course, non-commercial, but surely
local government should have some influence on FCC. I prefer to think that
current regime in DC is more stupid than venal. Very very stupid. Of course
maybe they have a plan to force police to buy all new comm. gear, and a plan
to make it very profitable. 

-- 
Paul E Condon           
pecondon at peakpeak.com