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  Many hams build their stations so that they have emergency power when the utility companies fail. This is a fact. Not to mention the fact that all most hams have to do to stay in touch with each other is to simply go to their cars and operate from the car's electrical system.
  
  However, with the roadways become unusable for RF communications because of BPL emissions, the number of amateur radio operators putting expensive mobile radio gear in the autos will drop substantially. After all, everywhere they go, all they will hear are the BPL signals.
  
  BPL is about using existing electric lines for data transmissions because the added cost will be minimal. It is NOT about new technology and holding back the internet.
  
  There are NO alternate bands for ham operators to use, as was suggested by a poster. BPL will gobble up every existing ham band. There is no place to go and no place to hide.
  
  There was a time, before the FCC was bought lock, stock and barrel by the lobbyists when one of their primary principles was "good engineering practice". This applied not only to amateur radio operators, but to other producers of RF frequency emissions. I want my FCC back!
  
  Ed Cregger, NM2K In reply to: "Broadband-over-power-lines battle goes to court"

  October 25, 2007

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