ARLA/CLUSTER: ARRL reforça a necessidade da FCC pôr cobro ao BPL/PLC.

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

ARRL strengthens the case for mandatory BPL notching

Systems transmitting data over electricity wiring cause considerable
radio pollution. The ARRL is keeping up the pressure on the FCC to
introduce mandatory notching of the Amateur Radio bands to reduce the
interference.

On November 30, the ARRL filed an ex parte submission with the FCC,
providing additional support for its position that the FCC should
require mandatory notching of the amateur radio bands by Broadband
over Power Line (BPL).

The ARRL’s filing stated such devices can cause harmful interference
to Amateur Radio operators, and requested that the FCC “establish
rules that are appropriate for unlicensed BPL systems and which
minimize the interference potential.”

American Radio Relay League (ARRL) BPL Story
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-continues-bpl-debate

ARRL Submission
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7020921734

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Request for Further Comment and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/
FCC-09-60A1.pdf

BPL systems currently use the precious HF radio spectrum between 3 and
30 MHz. This spectrum has many unique characterists but can be
rendered unusable by BPL systems. Modern technology permits these
systems to use frequencies above 30 MHz and it is unclear why the BPL
industry continues to pollute 3-30 MHz.