ARLA/CLUSTER: CT2HMX divulga internacionalmente os problemas do PLC/BPL em Portugal.

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Portuguese radio hams suffering big BPL problems

Broadband over Powerline Internet access is causing big problems for
radio hams in Portugal.

This, according to Hugo Barata, CT2HMX, who says that the introduction
of what Europe calls Powerline Communications or PLC technology is
causing interference in most amateur service bands and to commercial
broadcasting as well.

Ih his posting to QRZ.com, Barata says the the main culprit is a new
three service system that provides video, data and telephone service
using a broadband connection.

He claims that consumers purchase the services and are unaware that
it's the root cause of interference they are causing to others.

According to Barata, the worst offenders are PLC modems AV200 and
AV300 from Corinex. He says that while the Corinex units have a notch
filters for use in IARU Region 1, in most cases they don't work
properly. As a result, strong interference can heard inside of the
amateur radio bands.

CT2HMX adds that Portuguese radio amateurs have filed complaints to
that nation's telecommunication regulator ANACOM.

They are asking ANACOM to resolve this problem but nothing has
happened yet. Barata says that so far, ANACOM has remained silent.

Fonte: ARNewsline, CT2HMX, QRZ.com


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