On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 17:38:09 GMT, "Carl R. Stevenson"
wrote:

Please see my previous message about the necessity of making SURE
that any complaints of "BPL interference" REALLY ARE BPL.

Unless I know it's BPL, it's just going to get reported as "noise".

Another way to look at it though ... If it doesn't sound like a normal
power line, it's gonna be BPL as there shouldn't be anything else on
there.

My understand is that this is only going to be in the Midland, Bay
City, and Saginaw areas with the possibility of Flint.

I still haven't seen anything specific as to locations and time
tables.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)


73,
Carl - wk3c

"Robert Casey" wrote in message
...
Jim Hampton wrote:

Exactly. Also, don't just complain to the utilities as they will still
deny
getting complaints. I wonder if they are hiring any of the lawyers from
the
tobacco companies LOL




A CC list for complaints:

*Utility company
*FCC (radio, telecom, and cable depts)
*ARRL
*your congresscritter
*your senator
*your state's PUC (public utilitues commission)
*The senators or congressmen who fund the FCC
*Various broadcasters, particularly those on TV
channels 2, 3, 4 (as these are below 80MHz, the
high end of BPL). Also any shortwave broadcasters
in the USA except VOA (they are not allowed to care
about reception inside the USA).
*NTIA (who we share the 5MHz band with).