That article was light on details. They want in on a piece of 6GHz frequency that radio astronomers have been using.
Unfortunately, iRobot wants its beacons to broadcast data in the 6240-6740 > MHz range. That's the same frequency the National Radio Astronomy > Observatory (NRAO) is using to watch the universe. The radio telescopes > operating in that range are scouring space for an abundance in methanol, > which usually indicates a star-forming region. > NRAO's astronomers aren't happy with iRobot's plans and are officially > contesting the company's request. iRobot, on the other hand, argues that > NRAO's facilities are far from residential areas, and there's very little > chance of its lawnmowers disrupting the astronomers' research. Thus, the > future of Roomba for lawns depends on the FCC's decision and on iRobot's > backup plans, in case the agency sides with NRAO. -Steve D On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 7:47 AM, Jason McKemie < [email protected]> wrote: > Are they trying to get a waiver for use in exclusion zones? > > > On Monday, April 13, 2015, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> http://www.dispatchtimes.com/irobot-seeking-fcc-approval-of-fixed-wireless-infrastructure-for-its-robotic-lawn-mower/2076/ >> >> I must be missing something here. I don't see what makes this iRobot any >> different than anything else from an RF perspective. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> >>
