ARRLWeb: ARRL Objects to Limits on Licensee Access to BPL Interference Resolution Site

ARRLWeb: ARRL Objects to Limits on Licensee Access to BPL Interference Resolution Site

"ARRL Objects to Limits on
Licensee Access to BPL Interference Resolution Site

NEWINGTON, CT, Oct 14, 2005--The new Broadband over Power Line (BPL) Interference Resolution Web site provided by the United Power Line Council (UPLC) and the United Telecom Council (UTC) now is open. But the ARRL has taken strong exception to limitations the site's administrator, UTC, appears to be imposing on the number of allowable licensee searches.

A note on the Web site cautions that each licensee 'is allowed to search a limited number of times each month' and advises them not to conduct random database searches lest their access to the database be further restricted. ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, said the provision is inappropriate and the database fails to meet the letter or spirit of the Part 15 BPL rules. "


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Bob N5IET

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