[BC] AM band and the rules........rant

[chris@yipyap.com]

a-ha!  So you do appreciate good engineering when you are the one who 
has to suffer the consequences of
the alternative.

I am in Colorado and not intimately acquainted with the troubles in 
the Northeast.  But I will note that
all of our vital computer systems here have UPSs on them.  Redundant 
systems makes good engineering.

As for "environmentalists", the public demands a certain level of 
performance and that is just another facet.
Just like your radio emissions need to be of a certain quality, so do 
the emissions of a powerplant.

The biggest barrier isn't the engineering or the regulations, it is 
the Not In My BackYard attitude of people who don't appreciate what 
is required to maintain their quality of life.

One remedy to that is to invite people in to see how it is done: what 
is required to keep the lights on
or the signal on the air.

As for NYC, God bless it... I'm glad I don't live there.

Chris Howard
w0ep


On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Robert Meuser wrote:

 > Since you are representing the power industry, please explain why you
 > cannot keep the lights on in the Northeast. Why do we still have an
 > antiquated AC power grid when the inter tie proved its worth in the last
 > black out? Why are we demolishing power plants in NYC when more should
 > be built? Why are you bending over to environmentalists instead of
 > standing up for the survival of the country?
 >
 > I do just fine in my industry because I plan on the fact that I can not
 > depend on your industry and back up accordingly.
 >
 > R
 >
 > chris at yipyap.com wrote:
 >
 > >Speaking as someone who works in the electric utility
 > >industry and lurks on this list,  I have to defend the
 > >public power business.
 > >
 > >We spend lots of time and money not only meeting the
 > >increased environmental regulations (that the public wants)
 > >but also meeting our uptime goals... keeping the lights
 > >on.
 > >
 > >If you are so cynical that you don't see any benefit
 > >of good engineering in your chosen industry, I think
 > >you might be better served to find something else to do
 > >with your time.
 > >
 > >Chris Howard
 > >w0ep
 > >
 > >
 > >On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Robert Meuser wrote:
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > >>Gary
 > >>
 > >>You are missing the bigger picture. We live in a world run by politicos
 > >>and lawyers. Neither want to hear about your problems and if you are
 > >>speaking up they will crush you. It is not just about radio becoming CB.
 > >>It is also about how the telephones will stop working reliably and how
 > >>we will progress towards Iraqi grade power distribution and how our life
 > >>expectancy and medical state will continue to fall compared to  the rest
 > >>of the western world.  You are working for the man, he owns you lock