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 Rich Wonneberger,

29-Sep-99 21:53:00, Rich Wonneberger wrote to Andy Roberts
 RW> *** Quoting Andy Roberts to George White dated 09-28-99 ***
          Subject: Modem Upgrade?

 AR>> packet part of the technology seemed to me to be a lot like the
 AR>> X-10 (remote control and automation) signals that are inserted on
 AR>> the A/C Mains with very critical timing.  Of course I'm just
 AR>> picking those 2 references out of devices I am already familiar
 AR>> with to some extent (not what was mentioned in the report.)  Again
 AR>> from my own experience I know X-10 signals (usually about 5 volts)
 AR>> are stopped dead at the 1st transformer.  But 1 odd thing about
 AR>> X-10 signals is that they will sometimes work across both legs of
 AR>> the A/C Mains, even without an additional bridge, although the
 AR>> signal is inserted onto

 RW> I have that problem here.

Replied in HOME_AUTOMATION echo with source and price for bridge.

     Thanks and Good Luck,        Andy Roberts
                                  andy@shentel.net
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