Ways to disrupt and terminate PLT (powerline internet)

[357]

This shit is killing the radio band and I'm sick of hearing it.
We need a jammer. Any ideas?
Can I hook my sb220 to the power plug and blast these facking things?

 

[sp5it]

FCC can't help?

 

[walterjn]

FCC can't help?

Fcc probably approved it...

 

[sp5it]

Probably not...
I would check that.

 

[Roadstar]

its sad, i'm not sure the FCC would approve it

 

[Handy Andy]

The installer may be liable for if it does cause interference in RF bands, that very item will not perform like it should for purchased bandwidth the customer wants.

 

[BJ radionut]

Broadband over powerlines (BPL) pretty well dead in the States I believe. Many power companies gave up. No subscribers and some could not stay compliant on RFI specs.
They offered the service here in Indiana (DUKE Energy) had an issue with it for couple years, maybe 10 years ago. Now offline, many RFI complaints with public service radios and lack of subscribers.
357 is in Canada (I think) not sure of their regulations. Pretty sure any type of Jamming though would result in stiff penalties for the Jammer, not the provider.
Amateur operators in the states flooded the FCC with complaints on RFI, to force compliance, this resulted in a few emission violations. The FCC finally had to act and thus many systems were reduced in signal strength and lack of subscribers finally done most systems in.
All the Best
Gary

PS: The FCC did for a time, IGNORED complaints on BPL interference. They received license fee's for the operation of those systems, and damn near refused to force RFI issue compliance till public service issue came up.

 

[BJ radionut]

http://www.arrl.org/broadband-over-powerline-bpl

https://www.explainthatstuff.com/broadbandoverpowerlines.html
"Disadvantages

• Access BPL is still relatively uncommon. At the time of writing, it's failed to gain momentum in countries such as the United States, the UK, and Australia. In-house BPL is much more popular, however, and still widely available."

"Most people already use DSL (traditional broadband) or wireless systems and own routers, modems, and other equipment compatible with it. They'll be reluctant to buy new equipment unless there's a compelling reason to do so."

 

[999]

BPL might be uncommon, but Comcast uses that withing a home for their xfintiy XFI where you plug a module into a power plug and get wi-fi in that room. I can't see that being in compliance.

 

[bob85]

we have the same issue here, tracked a few home hubs down that were spewing rf every so many kc's right across HF & beyond,

last time i looked into it the uk had regulations for how much crap anything could legally emit, it covered everything i know of outside of secret gov stuff,

along comes plt / home hubs spewing rf all across the hf bands at levels way higher than is legal for anything else,
people started moaning about home hubs, some people got replacements,

governments response was something like

" internet for everybody is so important that we will decide what is acceptable for emission levels"

screw regulations we are having internet spewing shit all over the whole of hf & beyond at levels we decide on.

you can't bother their tv viewing, facefuck or twatter, but they can legally wipe out your hobby,
makes you want wait for a thunder storm & try discharging your largest Tesla coil into the offending network.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

Then when a disaster strikes, they will be wishing that there were radio operators to help......

 

[Slowmover]

Then when a disaster strikes, they will be wishing that there were radio operators to help......

Think instead of, “an approved contractor”. Means kickbacks and favoritism legally-sanctioned. Bill the taxpayer.

If it can be monetized, it will.

Same with nearly every disaster service. State governor declares official emergency and the hog trot gets underway.

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