NTIA weighs in on BPL issue

[W1RFI]

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahom....003.htm (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fccfilings/2003/bplcomments_08132003.htm)

73,
Ed Hare, W1RFI

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Key section:

"In tailoring its rules to promote BPL deployment, the Commission must be certain to provide all communications stakeholders with adequate protections against BPL emissions that may cause unacceptable radio frequency interference. The federal government has extensive operations that potentially could be affected by BPL systems. Indeed, federal government agencies have over eighteen thousand (18,000) frequency assignments in the 1.7 - 80 MHz spectrum in which BPL systems may unintentionally radiate.2 These assignments accommodate many tens of thousands of receivers operating throughout the United States, in many cases in close proximity to potential sites for “In-House” and “Access” BPL systems.[2] The systems that operate in this region of the spectrum provide numerous services, such as national fire emergency communications, federal and non-federal law enforcement communications, emergency operations, search and rescue, aeronautical and maritime communications, and disaster relief communications. Some of the Federal Government systems utilize Automatic Link Establishment (ALE), encryption and other technologies that affect the tolerance to interfering signals. Consequently, NTIA has broad concerns with radiated emission limits and other measures that may be needed to protect these systems."

I was wondering how the Fed spectrum users would respond . . .

Thanks, Ed.

[n7wsb]

I'm curious if this has anything to do with the ARRL's effort? The NTIA have been suspiciously quiet in the first round.

[W9LQI]

It's about time we got input from the other governmental interests about this.

For those that have not yet filed comments, please help the spectrum users and file.

The ARRL did a great job exposing the latest ruse.

Thanks,

Hutch
W9QLI/6

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Yes it is good to see such a well-thought out &quot;shot across the bow&quot; fired on this particular smuggler. Hopefully, it will now heave to and stand by for inspection.

Earlier today the ECFS site was down, perhaps from the blackout, perhaps hacked (see spelling errors):

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