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.

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