"I begged you and all the people on the IRCA list as well as the NRC list to write the FCC with comments on 99-325 and most of you didn't do jack spit but tell me to be quiet for the most part. I find it quite humorous to see you all try to fight an almost done deal. You should have made comments when I was begging you all to."
Kevin, If writing letters, "public comment", would have made a difference, the FCC wouldn't have approved BPL just a few years ago. Radio amateurs and the ARRL mounted an intensive campaign against BPL and urged FCC rejection. Comment after comment was sent by snail and email to the FCC against it. The ARRL conducted testing and monitoring which refuted BPL's non-interference claim. European and Japanese experience with BPL should have been enough to prevent the implementation. Government agencies dependent upon emergency HF communication voiced concern regarding FCC approval of BPL. It didn't make "jack spit" difference. If all IRCA and NRC had written letters it would have been a fraction of the letter writing done to the FCC on the BPL issue. The FCC invitation to comment on an issue is like the old western criminal trial when the judge announced to the spectators that the defendant would receive a fair trail before he was hanged. Complaints from all angles now won't hurt and may even be more effective now than before, especially if commercial interests, affected stations, have suffered. 73 Gil NN4CW _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com