[Pc_Support] Internet over Power Lines

[William Warren]

the issue with BPL is the massive RF interference they generate in 
vilolation of FCC rules.

Homer Whittaker wrote:
> Patrick touched on a subject that has been of great interest to me.  So 
> I went to one of the Semiconductor manufacturers and asked them about 
> the subject.  The following was their response.
> Apparently we ain't thar yet :)
> Homer Whittaker
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [whittake] Maxim Web Page Comments
> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:58:58 -0800
> From: Moe Rubenzahl <moe at maxim-ic.com>
> To: whittake at sbaflorida.com
> References: <200603122118.k2CLI9Jr003100 at www.maxim-ic.com>
> 
> We probably can't answer your question, really. We make the
> components inside such meters, not the meters themselves.
> 
> However, I will say that I have read some articles on the topic of
> Internet connection via the power lines. I know there is a lot of
> interest in this in the power industry. Power is one of three kinds
> of wire coming into our homes and surely they would like to take part
> in providing data services. I don't think it's practical yet, but the
> articles I read say it's coming.
> 
> Moe Rubenzahl
> moe at maxim-ic.com
> 
> Director of Internet Marketing
> Maxim Integrated Products
> 120 San Gabriel Dr.
> Sunnyvale, CA 94086
> 
> 408-331-4149
> 
> __________________________________________________________________________
> Subject: [whittake] Maxim Web Page Comments
> Author: whittake at sbaflorida.com
> Date: 3/12/06 1:18 PM -0800
> 
>> =================================================================
>> MAXIM WEB PAGE COMMENTS -- Sun Mar 12 13:18:09 2006 PST
>> =================================================================
>>
>> Location: 
>> <http://www.maxim-ic.com/powerline.cfm>http://www.maxim-ic.com/powerline.cfm 
>>
>> Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.12) 
>> Gecko/20050922 Firefox/1.0.7 (Debian package 1.0.7-1)
>> Language: en-us,en;q=0.5 [ISO-8859-1]
>> IPAddr: 72.40.24.41
>> E-Mail: whittake at sbaflorida.com
>> Name: Homer Whittaker
>>
>> =>>> COMMENTS
>>
>> I am not an engineer, but rather an entrepenuer. I live in Winter 
>> Park, Fl. Our city recently purchased the
>> electric system from Progress Energy, and either should be or are
>> thinking of putting in a means of reading the electric meters via
>> computer.
>> Assuming that they will be doing that, then it would seem to me
>> that we, the citizens, could have an internet connection
>> connected to that same circuit since it comes to our residence
>> anyway.
>> You all are the technical garu's in matters like this.  Is such a
>> thing possible, and oh yes, were do we have to get to to get into
>> the internet "cloud"?
>> Thank you for any comments.
>> Homer Whittaker
>>
>> =================================================================
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Pc_support mailing list
> Pc_support at matrixlist.com
> http://lists.matrixlist.com/mailman/listinfo/pc_support
> 

-- 
My "Foundation" verse:
Isa 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and 
every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt 
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their 
righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

-- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape"
CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician)

Linux user #322099
Machines:
206822
256638
276825
http://counter.li.org/