The FCC rules are actually a bit more complicated than that.  Rather than
limiting Watt's they limit dBm.  This is off the top of my head, but I think
1 watt = 36dBm, which is the legal limit.  However, if you were using a 200
mW radio, (23 dBm) you could use up to a 13 dBi antenna (you just add the dB
together in this case, equalling 36 dBm) and be at the legal limit.  For
every 3 dBm increase, output wattage
roughly doubles.

So it would be legal to push 1 watt, but you would not be able to use an
antenna with any gain whatsoever.

Don't take this as gospel, like I said, this is from memory, but that is the
gist of it.  The rules change slightly based on weather you're doing point
to point or point to multi point.


-M@

On 4/15/07, Steve Shapery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

 iI thought the FCC limit was 100mw?

1 Watt is ALOT of juice...



At 12:13 PM 4/15/2007, green bean wrote:

priceses keep on coming down on higher power WAPs,
check out this  - 1 watt output power, $485
http://www.wirelessnetworkproducts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1425&gclid=CN-85-m3xYsCFTIeGAodaHtaHQ
me want!
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