IARU Seeks Worldwide Crackdown on EMI
The Administrative Council of the International Amateur
Radio Union (IARU) is asking member nations of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), to take steps to minimize interference to
amateur radio by "electrical apparatus or installations of any kind,
including power and telecommunication distribution networks." The ARRL
Letter reports that the council adopted a resolution that highlights
"rapid and largely uncontrolled growth" of devices - such as plasma
TVs, switching power supplies and Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) - that
generate RF energy "as an unnecessary and undesirable consequence of their
operation." The resolution calls on regulators to set strict standards for
interference reduction and on manufacturers to voluntarily "minimize radio
spectrum pollution emanating from their products."