I noticed an article today poasted on Yahoo. It seems the FCC is allowing power companies to move forward with BPL, which in turn could be a costly hit to our hobby.

[link=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1093&e=2&u=/pcworld/20040213/tc_pcworld/114793]http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1093&e=2&u=/pcworld/20040213/tc_pcworld/114793[/link]

It seems that we are not the only group opposing this new technology. The FCC is saying they are sure most interference problems can be resolved, however when they weigh the economic values, I am sure that the interference that does come from BPL will be a small price to pay. With the hold corporate America has on politicians anymore, and the revenue that BPL will generate for the power companies, you can be certain that interference on frequencies such as ours will be a small price to pay.
I intend to follow the development of this story closley and see what is around the next corner. Hopefully Michael Powell and the rest of the FCC will see to it that the thousands who enjoy our hobby and the use of the 72 mhz band, as well as other hobbies and industries who require bands that are in dangered by this technology, will be given some attention in this matter. I sure would hate to see how much it would cost to get my 4 radios and 13 recievers "modified" to filter out any interference or, in worse case scenario, set to a new frequency.

If anyone heres any new developments about this, please post them here so we can all stay informed.

Thanks
Hovercrafter