Re: Getting interviewed about Smart Meters Wednesday

Posted by steve on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Getting-interviewed-about-Smart-Meters-Wednesday-tp2309678p2315203.html


Good info, thanks. Plus the signals are bouncing from meter to meter, they piggyback the signals along the way from house to house so their measurements of output are bogus.

--- In [hidden email], Bill Bruno <wbruno@...> wrote:

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> It's pretty unpredictable how the sound bites will come out.
> When I was interviewed they only used stuff I said when I
> talking casually with the crew...
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> BTW, I just realized that since a lot of these smart meters are mesh
> networks, they may only send 4 times a day, but the receiver is probably
> always on.  With a receiver you (almost always) have a
> local oscillator which causes (unwanted) emissions (which is why
> the FAA won't let you use an FM radio on an airplane... the
> frequency is too close to aircraft band.
>
> Plus if the receiver is always on, it's always needing juice from the
> switch mode power supply, and that puts unwanted RF onto the power lines.
>
> Bill
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> On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:16 AM, torch369 <torch369@...> wrote:
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> > I am being interviewed by Cox Media on Wednesday. They are coming to my
> > apt. to talk to me and get pics of the Meters on my building.
> > Wish me luck!
> > Steve
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