This brings to mind the FCC's decision in the BPL docket; if harmful interference to mobile amateur radio facilities is a stumbling block for BPL (that "exciting new technology"), simply redefine what constitutes harmful interference in that context, and the regulatory problem goes away. The disruption of communications doesn't go away, it just becomes not actionable any more. 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ, K1ZZ <dsumner@arrl.org>
To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org>
Sent: Mon, Aug 6, 2012 9:33 am
Subject: [arrl-odv:21011] Re: harmful interference

Thanks, Tom.

Board members who have been around a while will recognize the name of
Mike Marcus, N3JMM.

A lot more work on protection criteria has been done in the ITU than is
implied in the brief reference to footnote 28. The paper sometimes seems
to confuse the concepts of harmful interference and protection criteria.
For example: "It seems realistic harmful interference determinations
will depend on realistic propagation modeling-something that some
segments of the wireless community would like to avoid, if traditional
models give them a better position." Modeling can only predict the
probability of harmful interference -- it cannot determine whether
harmful interference in fact exists.

Dave K1ZZ



-----Original Message-----
From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org
[mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Tom Frenaye
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 8:49 AM
To: arrl-odv
Subject: [arrl-odv:21010] harmful interference


Interesting article about the FCC and the definition of harmful
interference.  We should watch for any developments.

http://www.tvtechnology.com/feature-box/0124/ieee-group-recommends-clari
fying-%E2%80%98harmful-interference-/214705

The IEEE white paper is here:

 
http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/whitepapers/IEEEUSAWP-HarmfulInterference0
712.pdf

   Tom


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