You will loose the ability to listen to nothing but the strongest of
stations. The FCC acceptable limit is to allow interference up to 30M
(100ft) from power lines. You house is wired with power lines.

All you need to know about BPL is on the www.arrl.org website

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/02/12/5/?nc=1

Thank You for asking!

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 12:30:28 -0700, maria wrote:

As a SW listener, how will this affect what I can hear and locate? Can
someone send me the basics as to what this FCC action is? Does it only
affect certain mhz? My email address is above. I get a lot of terrible
spam, so please make sure you include the subject title or one I will
recognize as I frequently just have to select all and delete. Thanks.

maria

Charlie wrote:

Here's the text I entered - feel free to cut / paste / modify, etc.

Dear Commissioners, I wish to express my opposition to Broadband Over
Power Line (BPL).

My opposition is based on the interference to the Amateur Radio service
and to those listening to shortwave radio.

The Amateur Radio service was a valuable service on 9/11, providing
communications backup and helping survivors contact loved ones. Given
the current terrorist threat we now face, I believe that it is
unreasonable to hamper this valuable - and free - resource with a known
source of interference.

Further, it is simply unnecessary. While I'm sure that the power
companies are looking for a new profit center, that is insufficient
reason to allow them to run roughshod over others who don't have the
enormous budgets for political lobbyists. There are other alternatives
available for broadband that don't interfere with other services,
including cable, DSL and satellites services such as DirectWay.

Thanks you for considering my petition.

Charlie, KS1C