If it were me planning the broadband solution I would commission the Telco to do it or be taxed more because I think, as you do Jack, that the Telco's wires and fiber or more suited for the job. To me, BPL is like using a 6BK4 (a triode with extremely high gain) for a preamp but the plate supply is 20,000 volts.
John, WA5BXO --Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:15 PM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Fw: [AMRadio] BPL, ARRL on NPR Morning edition Tuesday Before someone tells me how stupid I am, please correct ride-of-ways to right-of-ways in my previous rant. What can I say, I was in a hurry. I still think BPL is a travesty and a cruel lie being foisted upon the public at our expense!! 73, Jack, W9GT ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <amradio@mailman.qth.net>; "Discussion of AM Radio" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Cc: "Bob Bruhns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:25 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] BPL, ARRL on NPR Morning edition Tuesday > The "phone companies" are not just wire line companies any more!! They are > not just interested in wire and wireless services, but getting fiber > optics to your house. With fiber, you can have nearly unlimited bandwidth > that can provide telephone, data (high speed internet service), video > (replace CATV), and perhaps many other new services that they haven't even > thought of yet. The power companies want a piece of the pie, but they are > just kidding themselves if they think they can compete wth a garbage > service like BPL. It is , by far, a technically inferior service. It > also , unlike any other "landline based services", has the potential to > create damaging interference to existing licensed RF-based services on the > HF spectrum. > > If the power companies were smart (??) they would use their ride-of-ways > to build fiber optic backbones. They could also partner with telecom > companies to provide services at competitive prices instead of causing > disruption and discourse!!! > > Just my 2 cents worth as a 35 year veteran of the telecom business. > > 73, > Jack, W9GT > > -------------- Original message -------------- > >> I know the phone companies don't want to have to go >> into homes any more. They want some kind of RF link >> into the home so they just turn service on or off, and >> give people stuff to set up inside by themselves. I >> guess the cable companies would feel the same way. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John E. Coleman (ARS WA5BXO)" >> >> To: "'Discussion of AM Radio'" >> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:35 AM >> Subject: RE: [AMRadio] BPL, ARRL on NPR Morning edition >> Tuesday >> >> >> What I don't quite understand, is why it is easier or >> cheaper to do >> broadband over power lines than over phone lines. >> Phone lines are already >> balanced lines with a tighter EM field. Why wouldn't >> that be better? >> >> John, WA5BXO >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Merz Donald S >> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:56 AM >> To: 'Amradio (E-mail); 'Glowbugs (E-mail) >> Subject: [AMRadio] BPL, ARRL on NPR Morning edition >> Tuesday >> >> FYI. >> >> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4801446 >> >> 73, Don Merz, N3RHT >> >> The information contained in this e-mail may be >> confidential and is intended >> solely for the use of the named addressee. >> Access, copying or re-use of the e-mail or any >> information contained therein >> by any other person is not authorized. >> If you are not the intended recipient please notify us >> immediately by >> returning the e-mail to the originator.(16b) >> _______________________________________________________ >> _______ >> AMRadio mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html >> Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> _______ >> AMRadio mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html >> Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> AMRadio mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html >> Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net
