"Kim W5TIT" wrote

Gosh, those are just a few questions people may encounter, and I am probably
now going to be lambasted for thinking about the majority.

No, I think you will be lambasted for not doing your homework and
understanding the issue.

"BPL" is an unlicensed service which proposes that it be allowed to
inject RF (radio signals) into the AC distribution grid. This RF will
extend across the MF/HF spectrum, and up into the lower VHF spectrum,
and the power lines will act not as a transmission line, but as an
antenna. The interference will potentially affect EVERY RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (not just hams) who use the affected spectrum.

In fact, BPL is a single unlicensed service which would presume to
pollute the spectrum used by the "majority" (your word, not mine) of all
long distance radio communications services.

Kim, you seem to be a person concerned with social issues. That's a
great quality. Go to your local library and research the term "tragedy
of the commons".

Good luck on this one now.

With all kind wishes,

de Hans, K0HB



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