My guess is that what happened here, is that they updated the firmware, entered the unlock code, didn't apply the sticker, and then purposely set the antenna size wrong so that it would run at much higher power than it should, which I suspect also could screw up DFS.
On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 7:38 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't believe I saw anything in the FCC report that anything was > intentional. For all we know this is as simple as updated the firmware, > entered the unlock code, didn't apply the stupid sticker, DFS code had a > false negative, FCC caught him. > > Usually the reports are full of stuff like, "After 47 attempts to get this > operator to behave correctly, they shat on the agent's face." > > Given the docile tone of the report, I'll assume it was a bad sticker. > > > > ----- > 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> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Steve Jones" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Wednesday, May 2, 2018 12:15:33 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] FCC Enforcement Action > > wanna get some interesting offlist hate mail? start naming names of > vendors who sell non US to the US market on the AFMUG list..... they watch. > because theyre fucking scumbags.. I hope this operator gets fucked, and I > hope they ultimately seek out the vendor and nail them somehow as well. Im > dealing with some 3ghz nonsense right now, had to kill an AP today over it, > Ill almost guarantee the operator has a non US nanobridge up.I got one once > and when I started wondering, the vendor offlisted me, because they sold me > some nonsense. I do my best to operate legally, and if Im not sure I dont > operate or operate under power. You check my network, if you find something > out of whack its operator error (me, as in I messed up) not operator > dickheadedness. If WISPA were worth its salt they would offer a > "certification" like i mentioned many times previously, where they would > come in for an at cost audit. But sometimes I dont think WISPA is actually > interested in our industry actually looking "professional" > > On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 6:30 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I remember Sterling's find was originally $25K. Not sure what he >> eventually settled at. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Adam Moffett >> Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 2:21 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FCC Enforcement Action >> >> I'm pretty sure Microserv had a fine over a misconfigured Mikrotik. I >> seem to think it was $25k, but my memory isn't perfect. >> I'd be surprised if these guys didn't get slapped though. >> >> -Adam >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "David Coudron" <[email protected]> >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Sent: 5/1/2018 4:17:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FCC Enforcement Action >> >> At the bottom I think they said they will consider what, if any fines >>> will be levied. At least that is the way I read it. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> David Coudron >>> [email protected] | Mobile: 612-991-7474 >>> >>> Advantenon, Inc. >>> [email protected] | 3500 Vicksburg Lane N, Suite 315, Plymouth, MN >>> 55447 >>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=3500+Vicksburg+Lane+N,+Suite+315,+Plymouth,+MN+55447&entry=gmail&source=g> >>> | www.advantenon.com | Phone: 800-704-4720 | Local: 612-454-1545 >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Af <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 3:15 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FCC Enforcement Action >>> >>> I noticed there was no fine mentioned. Does that come later? >>> >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "Seth Mattinen" <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: 5/1/2018 2:08:56 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FCC Enforcement Action >>> >>> On 5/1/18 10:51, Tim Hardy wrote: >>>> >>>>> LV.NET <http://LV.NET>; LAS VEGAS, NEVADA �89104. ��Notice of >>>>> Unlicensed Operation and Notification of Harmful Interference issued >>>>> for interference complaint to FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radar >>>>> operating on 5645 MHz in Las Vegas, Nevada. Action by: �Regional >>>>> Director, Region Three, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: �04/27/2018 by >>>>> Notice. �EB >>>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-350491A1.docx >>>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-350491A1.pdf >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Only an idiot would use a TDWR frequency anywhere near an airport with >>>> one. That's just challenging someone to come find you. >>>> >>>> Is that an DFS unlock code with updated sticker required model they >>>> were using, but didn't bother to actually put the new sticker on it? >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
