Ain't this a bitch!
This might be a problem where their is a private electric co-operative.
> Until most recently, Wisconsin has been Broadband Over Powerline (BPL)
> free. That is still true except for Washington Island. At Washington
> Island, there exists a small electric power co-op that, like all rural
> electric cooperatives, is regulated by the federal government and not
> by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. They were approached by
> a BPL company, IBEC, to install a system over their network to provide
> high speed Internet for their customers. This has raised the concern
> of one Amateur who runs a B&B hotel catering to Amateur operators who
> desire a peaceful vacation and the use of nice operating stations in a
> low noise RF environment. He asked for ARRL help.
>
> Enter Ed Hare, at ARRL, stage right. Ed loaned some special test
> equipment to take meaningful background measurements before BPL is
> installed on the island. Data was taken at two Amateur sites on
> Washington Island, at least. We now have baseline background data to
> determine if BPL will be problem in Washington Island. This is the
> first step.
>
> What constitutes harmful interference to us? For that, and more, I
> highly recommend you read the basic information given by Ed Hare at
> these sites:
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/
and
>
http://p1k.arrl.org/~ehare/bpl/measurements.html
>
> Rural Electric Cooperatives do not fall under the control of
> Wisconsin's PSC. Electric Co-ops are controlled by the Federal Energy
> Regulatory Commission, FERC. Their guidelines are somewhat different
> than our Wisconsin PSC. We have someone in the PSC who is in regular
> contact with Jim Lackore, AD9X, State Government Liaison. If BPL
> attempts to sprout up, we should hear about it and take appropriate
> action. But, as in the case of Washington Island, this does not mean
> that a Rural Electric Co-op can't start a BPL operation without PSC
> knowledge. We have 27 rural electric co-ops in Wisconsin. You can
> help us by keeping your ear to the rail and letting us know if you hear
> of any BPL operation coming up. Thanks!
>
> 73,
> Don
> W9IXG
> WI Section Manager
>
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