On Thursday 12 July 2007 10:35:35 pm Shidan wrote: > Are there any experts in the wireless world here from the > commercial/regulatory side? > If so maybe you can help with my question. I have been told that if > one gets certified as an advanced amateur radio operator you can use > really low frequencies with fairly high power for pretty much anything > you want. So what is to stop a group of certified operators from > offering wireless mesh services for free as a co-operative, with their > obvious frequency and power benefits, and using this network for last > mile delivery of various commercial services such as pstn, internet, > tv, etc ?
Amateur Radio carries with it the following restrictions: - noncommercial - no encryption I doubt that your co-op would succeed since (at least in theory) you couldn't use the connection to purchase or sell, nor could you use VPNs or perhaps even use MSN, as it utilizes encryption. -A. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
