Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) and Amateur Radio

[Ivan Seeking]

This web page contains files and links of information about BPL and related broadband technologies and how they may adversely affect Amateur Radio and other HF radio operation. BPL is also sometimes called Power-line Communications or PLC. In-building BPL uses a building's electrical wiring to network computers within a building. Access BPL uses the electrical distribution grid to deliver broadband internet access to homes and businesses using the distribution system and building electrical wiring as a conductor. A tutorial on BPL is available on the Quick Links (http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/#Quick_Links)

http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/

[HAL 9000]

According to Art Bell and the head of the Amateur Radio
Relay League BPL will be bad for all Hams, small city
Police forces and any group trying to help out with radio
communications after a disaster or other event as the HUM
from all the power lines will wipe out all of the radio
messages. We should all write our Congressmen and women
and Senators and tell them to stop this BPL project or
find a way for the FCC to allow both the Internet and
short wave radio to exist.