From WIANEWS 26 November 2006 Edition

Mt Beauty BPL trial update

The substantial interference resulting from a trial of Broadband over Power
Lines in Mt Beauty in north-east Victoria continues to be experienced by at
least two radio operators.

In addition to Ian Paul VK3FIOP now VK3LJJ, a CB radio operator is plagued
with the interference. He too has so far been unable to get the BPL
operator SP Ausnet to solve the problem.

The CBer wants to become a radio amateur and shares Ian VK3LJJ's
disappointment at the loss of HF radio communications.

The evidence is stacking up against this BPL trial. The latest is an
observations report by a former ACMA BPL Project Team Manager, Peter Young,
who reports interference on five amateur bands, 27MHz CB band and the
adjacent Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band.

He found that the BPL emissions, in addition to amateur radio and CB radio,
create a potential for severe interference to medical alert alarm devices,
some remote control devices such as door openers, cordless telephones and
radio controlled model aircraft.

Meantime, Ian VK3LJJ is continuing to deal with SP Ausnet and the ACMA,
with help from the WIA and Amateur Radio Victoria. He also, through this
broadcast, sends a sincere 'thank you' to those who have let him know they
support him.

I'm Jim Linton VK3PC and you're listening to VK1WIA

WIA's Phil Waite VK2DKN is in Mt. Beauty taking readings, and gathering
further material as the WIA works towards as successful outcome. Next week
Phil will join us with the latest from this now "noisy" aussie beauty spot.

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**Save the HF (Shortwave) Radio Spectrum! Eliminate Broadband over Power
Lines!!!
**Stephen Newlyn, VK5VKA. G'day from the City of Elizabeth, South Australia.
***Visit the "Stop BPL" page
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~vk5vka/stopbpl.htm
****Visit my Home Page at http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~vk5vka/index.html