Why are Hams the only people talking about the negative affects of BPL? Why aren other services complaining?
Ham radio occupies a minority of BPL spectrum, with government, shortwave, public safety, and ship communications occupying the majority. Ham radio operators are the most vocal because government agency employees quite simply don’t post in Internet forums. Many of these other users are concerned about BPL interference. Comments with the FCC have been filed from groups and agencies like the NTIA, Salvation Army, the Missouri State Patrol, Aeronautical Radio, Inc, and NPR, to name just a few. Most of the other services on HF radio frequencies affected by BPL like government and aviation usually operate at much higher power, use much larger/more directional antenna arrays, are more frequency agile, and often have their transmit/receive stations at sea, in the air, or on remote reservations of land far away from civilian housing areas and their associated power lines.
Related Questions
- If the power goes out in an area, BPL interference will go out as well, so Hams could then provide emergency services, so what is the problem?
- Why are Hams the only people talking about the negative affects of BPL? Why aren other services complaining?
- BPL is being tested in several areas. Shouldnt the negative affects be seen in these test areas?
