Re: X10 and Linux

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Gerald <nothere@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Dave, I hadn't read your argument against the 572 before I bought it but,
>honestly, it wouldn't have changed my mind. It's a rule that the FCC
>chooses not to enforce, probably for the same reason that it would have
>made no difference to me. That FCC ruling for RECEIVERS is a bit idiotic.
>For transmitters it is a definite necessity but any idiot can still buy an
>FM transmitter in kit form for under $10 and wreak havoc with nearby
>receivers if the ham-handed "hobbyist" scratches the coil during assembly
>and detunes it. WGL should probably sell the 572 with the actual receiver
>parts in a baggie and just the interface parts that connect/communicate to
>the PSC05 assembled to be within the letter of the law, but they;ll take
>the bite for that if the FCC gets picky, not me.

The FCC budget has been cut so much that most enforcement of technical rules
has gone by the wayside although enforcement of non-technical rules (e.g.
indecency fines) has quickened apace.

As currently constituted the FCC's only mission appears to be to keep the
entire telecommunications industry "in play" so the investment bankers can
make billion dollar deals and the politicians can extort campaign
contributions. The enforement of technical rules has a low priority.

The receiver rules are less stringent and are far from idiotic. Many of the
small receivers used in these low power RKE and similar applications are
superregenerative types which can emit a lot of radiation. Very low levels
can still interfere with rather important things like aircraft navigation.

If the FCC is not going to enforce the rules they should be repealed so that
those who deliberately choose to ignore the rules do not gain a competitive
advantage over those who try to follow the rules.

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