G4TUT on QRZ.Com provided this pointer to the UK’s EMC Journal. In issue #83, they are running an editorial titled, “PLT, PLC, BPL: Call it what you like…it still interferes with the radio spectrum.”
That’s just the first salvo fired by this article. It goes on to say:
The EU (apparently supported by the UK Government) have treated with contempt legitimate complaints from some very respected organisations NATO, BBC, ERA Technology & York University plus many in Europe, these along with others being highlighted in other articles in this issue.
Why is this? It was recognised from the outset that PLT had inherent technical problems with respect to interference but such was the onslaught (lobbying) of the commercial interests that it was agreed Regulations would be overridden (ignored) in the interest of Broadband commercial success.
There are a couple of other very critical articles in this issue. Worth a read if you’re interested in or working on the BPL issue.
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