Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24503 invoked from network); 4 Jul 2001 08:19:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO guinness.servers.plus.net) (212.159.3.230) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 4 Jul 2001 08:19:40 -0000 Received: (qmail 13401 invoked from network); 4 Jul 2001 08:05:39 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (212.172.148.70) by mx.last.plus.net with SMTP; 4 Jul 2001 08:05:39 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15HhdT-0007rO-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2001 09:03:47 +0100 Received: from cmailg4.svr.pol.co.uk ([195.92.195.174]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15Hhd1-0007rJ-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2001 09:03:19 +0100 Received: from modem-27.anadune.dialup.pol.co.uk ([62.136.106.27] helo=g3aqc) by cmailg4.svr.pol.co.uk with smtp (Exim 3.13 #0) id 15Hhc6-0006TB-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2001 09:02:22 +0100 Message-ID: <002701c1045f$c2114340$1b6a883e@g3aqc> From: "Laurie Mayhead" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: Re. Net access on power lines etc. Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 09:02:09 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit

Thanks Tracey for the information on the PLT situation in Germany. I wrote to my MP a few weeks ago on the subject and finally recieved a disturbing reply from Erkki Liikanen of the European Commission. I quote part :-

"--it is the task of public authorities to ensure that such pollution remains at levels which will allow the continued use of the spectrum for its MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS,THOSE OF RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING.

later he says "The extent to which the harmonised standards that are to be developed will be comparable to NB30,or for that matter the UK enforcement standard MPT1570,remains to be seen,as does the question of WETHER PLT Power Line Telecomminication systems WILL BE ABLE TO MEET THEM".

Finally he says " The radio amateur community should therefore participate in and contribute to the standards development process,which is mandated to CENELEC and ETSI"

Are we participating? I see very little mention of the subject in RadCom. Anyway it looks like its a fait accomplie.

73s Laurie.