Monthly Archives: April 2016

Warning: TWACS — the worst Smart Meter?

From EI Wellspring TWACS smart meters problematic to public health and safety PDF: http://www.eiwellspring.org/smartmeter/TWACS.pdf The TWACS smart meters communicate with the utility by adding low frequency signals to the electrical lines. Some utilities promote such power line carrier (PLC) systems as a … Continue reading

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FCC finds power line communication (PLC) can reach or exceed radiation limits

It was apparently a surprise to the FCC engineers that the power lines themselves act as significant antennas for the BPL signals. They seem to have expected that the main source of radiation would be the equipment (coupler), but they … Continue reading

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