Re: [Swprograms] OT: FCC Issues BPL Rules

["larry fields,n6hpx/du1 manila" <n6hpx_du3@xxxxxxxxx>]

PROBABLY TOOK A BRIDE SOMEWHERE..

Larry
--- Joe Buch <joseph.buch@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Bad news.
> 
> The FCC issued its long-awaited BPL rules today. 
> There is no specific protection for shortwave
> broadcasting or amateur radio.  All the
> commissioners paid lip service to protecting
> licensed services but none of their personal
> statements even mentioned the potential interference
> to shortwave broadcasting.  All expressed worry
> about protecting amateur radio but trusted the FCC
> would act to mitigate interference cases when the
> need arises.
> 
> Geographic zones around coast guard and radio
> astronomy facilities were defined to prohibit BPL on
> certain frequencies within the zones.
> 
> So far the report by the FCC engineering folks has
> not appeared on the FCC web site.  I will post a
> link to the report when I find it.
> 
> 
> ~*-.,_,.-*~'^'~*-.,_,.-*~'^'~*-.,
> Joe Buch
> -*~'^'~*-.,_,.-*~'^'~*-.,_,.-*~'^
> 
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