Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) or Power Line Communications (PLC) has the potential to substantially increase the noise floor and have a negative impact on many users of the Radio Spectrum. Please promptly report any NZ local BPL activity you may find to NZART Council so that the actions described on these various web pages can be commenced here.
NZART and WIA join forces on the BPL issue
In an effort to make the most effective use of resources and because the BPL issues in both Australia and New Zealand are similar, the NZART and the WIA will work as a team in an effort to achieve a positive outcome on this issue for Amateur Radio. The NZART have produced a very informative webpage with many links to the WIA website and many other related sites and informative information. The WIA has added a link to the new NZART webpages via the BPL menu and to the very extensive and informative ARRL BPL pages.
What is Happening in Other Countries
(UK) RSGB Power Line Communications (PLT or PLC)
Some BPL Developments in ZL
Broadband plan may hit Radio Hams - From One News
Interference questions dog broadband over power lines - From ComputerWorld NZ
Vectra winds down data over power lines trial
Some VK News Stories about BPL
Conditioned power lines allow data transfer far faster than DSL - From Caslon Analytics Australia
New Restrictions on BPL in Australia
ACA launches broadband over power line website - Article on Wirlpool
Broadband powered by ... power - Article on Wirlpool
BPL Discussion Formum From Wirlpool
From TekTime of 3MDR in Australia
Broadband over Power Line (BPL) Overview with Zombe and Ash (6MByte MP3)
Other News Stories etc about BPL
Wake up and smell the coffee - Why shortwave broadcasters should be doing more to fight BPL
The Business and Financial Aspects of BPL - Some Case Studies (List compiled by ARRL)
