Why are some Hams so emotional in their opposition to BPL?
There’s several answers to this. To some extent, the BPL issue is much like an environmental issue. BPL would pollute valuable radio spectrum which is really a natural resource when you think about it. Once the FCC relaxes emissions requirements, the horse is out of the barn and there’s no turning back. It angers many Hams that what should remain confined to a wired network is radiating out into the air and polluting this spectrum. Most lay people do not understand RF theory or the impact of BPL. What is common sense to Radio Amateurs and Electrical Engineers isn’t to the general public. I think this really frustrates Hams. Another cause of this emotional response is the BPL vendors and the journalists reporting on BPL. Most articles on BPL have been very one sided and fail to mention the severe disadvantages and the ongoing debate. It seems many journalists merely take BPL vendor press releases and transform them into articles. Few have dug deeper to get the rest of the story. As a ru
