The National Association of Low Power Broadcasters has adopted a new name.
The National Association of Low Power Broadcasters has adopted a new name.
So as not to limit membership of the organization to the United States, the new name is The ASSOCIATION OF LOW POWER BROADCASTERS.
This decision came about at the meeting of August 31,2012 which included individuals from Canada and New Zealand.
The name change was brought up, discussed and voted upon with a unanimous decision to adopt the new name.
Meeting times will remain 7:00 PM Eastern time but will occur every two weeks rather than the last Friday of the month.
Meetings will continue to be announced in advance here, on the Part15.us website.
Bruce, 90.9
Things have been crazy here. I moved out of my parents house 2 weeks ago and didn't have any form of internet access until 15 minutes ago. My Cincinnati Bell DSL modem finally arrived via UPS. I swear DSL you pay for sure beats DSL 2 doors down thaat you're using via wifi.
Can someone give me a recap on what I've missed so far? I feel like I've been on a deserted island for the past 2 weeks.
X1610
send me an email.
Glad to see you again.
I will give you the link.
In addition to what Lefty shares with you about the meeting, the forthcoming editions of Low Power Hour will contain the full meeting for your review.
Glad your DSL is better than it was.
So how does one contact and register their operation with the ALPB? Is there a web site, or will there be one shortly?
thx.
Hello Annandal Terrace Radio:
We are on top of it.
I will e-mail Lefty to "put your name down", which I'm sure he'll do.
The next thing is to join us via Team Speak at the next meeting, I think scheduled for Friday, September 14.
YES, the membership last night committed to starting a website for ALPB, and Lefty is seeking an available URL.
This website, Part15.us, is the Official Forum Site for ALPB.
Great!
Not much chance to participate until after the season when things slow down.
My only problem with the group name is that it's too easy to mistake for licensed low power community radio AKA LPFM, which has a national organization - Prometheus:
http://www.prometheusradio.org/
Prometheus is the organization responsible for changing adjacent channel rules to allow more LPFM stations to come into existence. I was on their group email list:
http://lists.prometheusradio.org/listinfo.cgi/stubblefield-prometheusradio.org
... long before joining this one. I should think that, if we are attempting to promote and expand License Free radio, then we need to differentiate ourselves from licensed LPFM Community Radio by including "license free" and/or "Part 15" or some such, in the organization title.
TIA for considering this opinion.
Part 15 is specific to the U.S. only. In Canada, it's BETS and RSS-210. Other countries are again different.
License Free would retain the international flavor we're trying to achieve.
I am only a general member of the new group, but the group is very elastic and changes easily based on member input.
I am glad you are thinking about "upping", as they say in the army, Ken Norris, and here is what I will do....
I will see if is all right just to "draft" or "install" new members based simply on the desire or wish to join, in which case you would become a member by the fact that you said you'd like to.
We certainly need a mechanism for members who cannot make every meeting, and that's the sort of thing being worked out at this early stage.
The name of the association is not set in stone, it is going through an evolution. The way to open the door on possibly changing the name is to simply "make a motion for a name change", then it will be discussed and go to a vote.
Keep watching Ken Norris, you may already be a member. I just have to make sure I can go around promising things I don't have the authority to promise.
Artisan Radio strikes a pleasing chord with the common thread being "license free".
Fact is that "low power" is a term that applies both to licensed and unlicensed stations.
But then, I recall at least one member arguing that the organization shouldn't limit itself to unlicensed stations alone, but should be receptive also to licensed low power.
We may have a feedback loop.
NALFB - NAIB - NAPFB - NACB - NAHB - NALAB
This came up early on in the formation of the group. Several offered their input regarding the renaming of the group even though not yet members.
Myself, I offered the following just to feel like part of the trend:
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Submitted by mram1500 on August 16, 2012 - 21:16.
National Association of License Free Broadcasters
National Association of Independent Broadcasters
National Association of Part Fifteen Broadcasters
National Association of Community Broadcasters
National Association of Home Broadcasters
National Association of Local Area Broadcasters
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Dropping the word "National", some of these may be acceptable if the group decides we need another change.
For those monitoring our groups progress that feel a name change is in order, please JOIN the group and voice your opinion.
I have a couple questions. The first is directly related to this thread and the other is very random (it deals with my DSL).
1. To lefty, what is your email address?
2. Has anyone out there paid for a 5 Mbps internet connection and only got 1.2 Mbps on a speed test? I've been trying everything to get the 5 megs I'm paying $44.95 a month for. Best I can get is 1.4 Mbps down and 600 kbps up. I've even used the speed test through Cincinnati Bell and it's showing lackluster speed. I live 17 miles from the central office, but I doubt that would suck 3.7 megs off my speed. I really don't wanna call customer support since it's been outsourced to the Phillipines. Does anyone out there have any advice? I apologize for the randomness of this. I'm just frustrated.
Here's a link to the speed test result. http://postimage.org/image/uthajlxq1/
"I live 17 miles from the central office"
that could very well be your problem if they are running copper pair and not fiber.
dsl over copper does not like long distances. it is a speed killer. further you get from CO slower the speed.
There are any number of reasons why you may be getting the slow speed, from wiring in your home, your ADSL modem to overloading in the server in the central office or a bad modem board at their end, or anything in between. It could very well be the distance to the CO, but before speculating, I'd ask around your neighborhood to see if others are experiencing the same speed issues. If they are, then the problem probably lies with the phone company. If not, then it may be local to your installation.
If it's the phone company, I'd line up an alternate provider and THEN approach them, threatening to switch unless they do something about it. Plus it's nice to go in armed with the knowledge that this is not an isolated problem (because that's the tactic they'll try first).