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Article #17385Communication over power lines - is it legal?
From: kwf
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1987 14:23
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1987 14:23
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Hello! I'm designing a system in which I want to use the power lines (outlets) in my home as the communication medium. My question is this: Does the power company get upset if you introduce a low-level (~1 volt peak-to-peak) high freq. (> 10 kHz) onto their lines (interior to your home). My concern is that this signal might screw-up synchronized machinery running on the same distribution transformer. (although 1 volt compared to 115 is not much). Is there a power-guy out there that might let me in on the no-no's. Thanks in advance! Kenneth Fernald (North Carolina State University)
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