[Jeffhs]

As a radio amateur for over 30 years and an ARRL member since 1990, not to mention a member of the Lake County (Ohio) ARA since 1987, I am opposed to BPL. It will cause incredible interference on the ham and shortwave broadcast bands--the idea of which many other hams, like myself, do not like in the least. Living in a first-floor apartment and being unable to erect outside antennas, I am having enough trouble making contacts with my 100-watt Icom amateur transceiver and indoor antenna (not to mention my 1.5-watt 2-meter rig with its own 3/8-wavelength indoor whip) as it is, without the threat of BPL making things 10 times worse.

IMO, the FCC really blew it when they authorized this service. If and when it finally becomes reality, it might force us apartment-dweller low-power hams out of the hobby for good. I hate to think my amateur license, which I recently renewed, may go unused the rest of its term if I can no longer use my gear due to the interference BPL is almost certain to cause on every HF amateur band.

BTW, Art Bell, W6AQ, no longer hosts Coast to Coast AM as one poster mentioned earlier in this thread. The present host is a gentleman by the name of George Noory, who is not a ham, to the best of my knowledge.