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REQUEST THAT THE FCC INSTRUCT THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BPL FACILITY TO SHUT
DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND NOT RESUME OPERATION UNTIL IT CAN DEMONSTRATE FULL
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FCC RULES.  THE ARRL ALSO ASSERTED THAT THE
BRIARCLIFF MANOR BPL PILOT SYSTEM BE LISTED IN THE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
DATABASE.  A 25 PAGE ENGINEERING REPORT THAT ACCOMPANIED THE LEAGUES
COMPLAINT DETAILED MEASUREMENTS THAT ARRL LABORATORY MANAGER ED HARE,
W1RFI, MADE EARLY LAST DECEMBER IN BRIARCLIFF MANOR.  ARRL HAS REPEATEDLY
FOUND IN PAST MEASUREMENTS AT THE SITE THAT THE SYSTEM OPERATES WITH
RADIATED EMISSION LEVELS STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD HARMFUL
INTERFERENCE TO THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE, THE LEAGUE SAID.  IT HAS ALSO
FOUND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT PART OF THE SYSTEM WERE OPERATING AT LEVELS
EXCEEDING THE EMISSION LIMITS FOR BPL SYSTEMS OPERATING UNDER PART 15 OF
THE COMMISSIONS RULES.  THE LEAGUES ENGINEERING SURVEY INDICATED THAT
NOTCHING AMBIENT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO HAVE DONE WAS NOT IN PLACE AND
THAT, AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, THE BPL SYSTEM WAS OPERATING AT OR NEAR THE FCC
EMISSION LIMITS IN THE AMATEUR BANDS, CAUSING STRONG INTERFERENCE.  THE
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