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HAPPENINGS HOUSE RESOLUTION 230 A FAIR REQUEST, ARRL PRESIDENT SAYS ARRL
PRESIDENT JIM HAYNIE, W5JBP, SAYS HOUSE RESOLUTION 230 HRES 230 REPRESENTS
A FAIR REQUEST TO THE FCC AND DESERVES THE SUPPORT OF THE US HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.  SPONSORED BY REP MIKE ROSS, WD5DVR, OF ARKANSAS, HRES 230
CALLS ON THE FCC TO COMPREHENSIVELY EVALUATE BPLS INTERFERENCE POTENTIAL
INCORPORATING EXTENSIVE PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT, AND THEN TO RECONSIDER
AND REVIEW ITS NEW BPL RULES IN THE LIGHT OF THAT PUBLIC INPUT.  RENEWING
HIS CALL FOR LEAGUE MEMBERS TO CONTACT THEIR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
TO SIGN ON AS COSPONORS OF THE NON BINDING MEASURE, HAYNIE SAID ROSSS
RESOLUTION ONLY ASKS THE FCC TO DO WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST
PLACE REGARDING BPL.  WHAT THIS BASICALLY ASKS THE FCC TO DO IS TO TAKE
ANOTHER LOOK AT THEIR METHODOLOGY AND HOW THEY ARRIVED AT THE CONCLUSIONS
THEY DID, HAYNIE SAID.  THE FCC ADOPTED RULES TO GOVERN SO CALLED ACCESS
BPL LAST OCTOBER 14 IN ET DOCKET 04 37.  I THINK THATS A FAIR REQUEST AND
SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO AS AMATEURS TO MAKE SURE THIS IS DONE RIGHT AND
WITHOUT A LOT OF HASTE.  HAYNIE SAYS MOTOROLAS ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITS
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JH2MYN/343 JH3CXL/340 JH6QFJ/326 JJ1OKK/326 JJ3HGJ/326 JK1HGI/326
JQ2NBX/326 JR2ZUQ/332 JR3PZW/326 JR5KQF/327 JS6PXB/336 K0GM/329 K0II/341
K0KO/326 K0OB/329 K1WB/334 K1YZW/357 K2EZK/337 K2LQ/344 K3YR/333 K4BOE/335
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POWERLINE LV SYSTEM SEE SIDEBAR SUGGESTS THE FCC RULES CAN PROVIDE MUCH
GREATER PROTECTION TO RADICOMMUNICATION SERVICES WITHOUT PREVENTING
PROPERLY ENGINEERED BPL SYSTEMS FROM GOING FORWARD.  ROSS, WHO IS ONE OF
TWO AMATEUR LICENSEES IN THE US CONGRESS THE OTHER IS REP GREG WALDEN,
W7EQI, OF OREGON, INTRODUCED HRES 230 ON APRIL 21.  HE TOLD BROADBAND OVER
POWER LINE WORLD BPLW IN MAY THAT HES CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL
INTERFERENCE THAT BPL DEPLOYMENT COULD GENERATE.  BASED ON MY OWN KNOWLEDGE
OF THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SPECTRUM, I WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT THE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION THAT
I BELIEVE DEMONSTRATES THE NEED TO POSTPONE ANY RULES REGARDING BPL
DEPLOYMENT, ROSS SAID.  HE EXPLAINED THAT PASSAGE OF HRES 230 COULD PUT THE
HOUSE ON RECORD AS SUPPORTING A MORE CAREFUL STUDY BY THE FCC OF THE RADIO
INTERFERENCE ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMUNICATION, AND RECONSIDERATION OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE RULES IN LIGHT OF
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K4EXA/337 K4KFH/337 K4ONF/337 K4VT/344 K4YL/327 K5ANB/335 K5KG/339 K5ZK/336
K6BU/348 K6CXT/335 K7VS/334 K8BN/337 K8BTH/336 K8QM/327 K8SQE/345 K8VI/332

LINE BPL PROCEEDING AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW POLITICS CAN OVERCOME LOGICAL,
TECHNICAL ARGUMENT.  FALLON HEADS UP THE LEAGUES NASCENT GRASSROOTS
LOBBYING INITIATIVE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM GREAT LAKES DIRECTOR JIM WEAVER,
K8JE, AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY ARRL SECTI
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N2BI/334 N2KA/342 N2NB/327 N4CRI/332 N4LZL/331 N4MAD/332 N4RJ/339 N4TB/350
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