Re: [HCDX] Wireless Network QRM on MW

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> I was wondering whether anyone else on the list has experienced this:

In North America, there have been a wide array of new Wireless LAN devices
in the marketplace and some discussion as to the impact on radio
enthusiasts. Unfortunately, there has been little regard as to the
consequences of dumping a lot of this activity right in the middle of
the shortwave bands, since, according to industry, there is nothing in
those "wavebands" that anyone uses, other than amateur radio.

As a person who works in the Computing and Network services
division of a large University, I see an interesting push on
from Industry to get everything wireless as soon as possible
with little worry about security or potential interference issues.

Perhaps most of us have heard of the activity called "war-chalking",
in large cities, like London, England and Washington D.C., where people
roam the business districts of these cities with their laptop and wireless
ethernet receivers looking for free network connections. The fall-out for
the average listening enthusiast is the ever increasing cacophony of
digital noise that will pervade the broadcast bands, particularly in the
U.S. of A. where bands are not really "allocated" but "bought" in auction
by the highest bidder.

In Victoria, B.C., Canada, one can cruise around in their car whilst
tuning the medium-wave broadcast band and listen to variety of whoops
and swoops as one passes through various neighborhoods.

Progress is a wonderful thing!

Colin Newell
editor - espresso.ts.uvic.ca
           www.coffeecrew.com

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