[SEL] Fw: Broadband and the town of Manas ,Virginia,USA, a bit OT

[Tom Smith]

You need to look closely before you make a decision on broadband 
communication. It appears to be cheap but as in most things there is 
no free ride.

The only downside is the potential for RF interference of others users 
of the spectrum. The frequencies used on these systems can and 
probably will cause interference to emergency services, amateur radio, 
and other commercial users that are on the primary and harmonics of 
the frequencies used by the broadband network. Once broadband is 
established, there is no way to shut it off in the middle of a natural 
or manmade disaster when the lack of health and welfare communications 
is deadly.

The US has several pilot broadband projects that have had very 
negative effects on wireless communication. Interference on a average 
day is just a nuisance but can have a very negative impact on life and 
property in a natural disaster when you can't get health and welfare 
requests communicated. There is a better way than jeopardizing our 
lives in disasters that seem to be occuring freqently.

Be careful.



On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:43:11 +0800
  "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "peter ogborne" 
><jopeter at omninet.net.au>
> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 7:11 AM
> Subject: Fw: Broadband and the town of Manas ,Virginia,USA, a bit OT
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au>
>> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:22 AM
>> Subject: Broadband and the town of Manas ,Virginia,USA, a bit OT
>>
>>
>>>I recently heard a report how the town of Manas [maybe incorrect 
>>>spelling] in Virginia were testing a system of Broadband internet 
>>>connection via the power grid. To all accounts it was successful. 
>>>This would have great implications for our Australian Telstra as 
>>>their copper system would not be needed. Most Australian towns are 
>>>connected to the power grid ,so the inferstructure is already 
>>>installed. If it is a goer then watch out Telstra shares!
>>> Maybe someone in the US knows about the Manas system .
>>> PS I know there is a Manasa [ The Manasa Mauler] Jack Dempsey or Was 
>>>it 
>>> Gene Tunney?
>>> Peter Ogborne
>>> Little Grove ,Albany
>>> West Australia
>>> ''Heart of the Rainbow Coast ''
>>> jopeter at omninet.net.au
>> 
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