[plug] ADSL plans

[Chris Caston]

On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 16:40, Brad Campbell wrote:
> Chris Caston wrote:
> 
> >>Problem is, power lines are better at being antennas than they are at being 
> >>data cables which can cause mass interference to users of the HF radio 
> >>spectrum when the lines are used for broadband data.
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > Well there's a downside to everything I guess but its better than going
> > without.
> > 
> 
> Hmm. Lets say I'm mostly deaf and I live next door to you. I can enjoy my music, but I only get a 
> "normal listening level" at about 130dB at 1M from the speaker. I have a weatherboard house with no 
> insulation. I also like to listen to a lot of Middle Eastern music with a top end like fingernails 
> down a chalk board.
> 
> Would you suggest that your downside to me listening to my music is better than me going without, 
> particularly when I like to listen to it at 3am?
> 
> What I'm trying to say is your broadband over power lines is going to splatter all over my HF 
> communications (particularly short wave that I like to listen to from other countries which have a 
> very weak signal).
> 
> That is if the ACA even look at it sideways (unlikely).
> 
> Regards,
> Brad

OK sorry it looks like I have hit a cord. Although I know nothing about
the technology I assume that someone will develop an implementation that
doesn't have the interference such in insulated power cables.
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