Response to Virginia BPL Interference Complaints an "Illusion" of
Resolution, ARRL Says
In a strongly worded letter to the
FCC, the League has once again asked the Commission to shut down the
Manassas, Virginia, BPL system because it's still causing harmful
interference to Amateur Radio and otherwise does not comply with FCC Part
15 rules. Today's letter from ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay was in
response to a November 30 letter from Spectrum Enforcement Division Chief
Joseph Casey, who suggested further cooperation between the complaining
radio amateurs and the city-owned BPL system. Imlay said it's no longer
productive to hold more meetings and discussions about ongoing
interference while "this hopelessly flawed BPL system" is allowed to
continue operating.
Attention All Amateurs ...
ARRL Renews Interference Complaint Against Ambient Corporation BPL Installation
In the wake of continued FCC inaction in response to several previous complaints, on January 5 the ARRL filed a
renewal of the complaint against the Ambient Corporation's Broadband over Power Line system in Briarcliff Manor,
New York. The BPL system is operated by Ambient, on power lines owned and operated by Consolidated Edison,
under an experimental FCC authorization.
ARRL announces new policy for deployed members of the US military
In support of deployed US armed forces, the ARRL has adopted a new policy. ARRL members in active US military
deployment outside the US and its territories may request to temporarily suspend ARRL dues payments and/or
delivery of QST for the duration of their deployments. The objective is to ensure that members in active duty
and deployed overseas can maintain their League memberships.
The ARRL recognizes that members deployed away from their homes or permanent duty stations may experience
difficulties with, or interruptions in, mail delivery or other disruptions. To apply, members should e-mail
or send a copy of their deployment orders or a verification letter to ARRL, Attn: Circulation/Military Deployment,
225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 USA; fax 860-594-0303.
NCDXA takes over as ARRL W3 Incoming QSL Bureau
Effective January 2, the National Capitol DX Association (NCDXA) assumed sponsorship of the ARRL
Third Call Area Incoming QSL Bureau. The new bureau address is National Capitol DX Association,
PO Box 1149, Clinton, MD 20735-5149. Noted DXer Fred Laun, K3ZO, will manage the bureau. He
takes over the reins from well-known QSL manager and DXer Mary Ann Crider, WA3HUP, who oversaw
W3 incoming QSLs for more than a decade. "Her tenure has been notable for its length of service and
for the collegial atmosphere she has nurtured among her loyal band of sorters," Laun said of Crider, who
received the 2005 ARRL President's Award last November. "Her encylopedic knowledge of DXCC
entities and call sign prefixes was built by her work in the trenches, as illustrated by her DXCC confirmed
total of 360 entities." Before taking over as manager, Crider served as a sorter for 11 years. Laun says
the QSL bureau transition should be seamless, and many of the sorters will remain the same.
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