Krishna, Geetanjali wrote:
>>>>>> Sigh.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Get on 'plane, fly to Tokyo, get taxi to Akihabara, purchase 13-
>> channel
>>>>>> WiFi card, go back whence I came, plug it in...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have 13-channel WiFi Access Point?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Okay, I get *back* on the plane, etcetera, etcetera, and
> purchase/steal
>>>> a 13-channel WAP, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera..
>>>>
>>>> Get it home, set it to channel 12 (Hah!) and then use my 13-channel
> WiFi
>>>> card to attach to it.
>>>>
>>>> Am I now in breach?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Gary B-)
>>>>
>>> You are using illegal radio band >:o ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> And now for the punch line: No, I'm not, I'm in Australia and we allow
>> all 13 channels!!!! :-)'
>>
>> Nyah, nyah, nyah!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Gary B-)
>
> And you got a trip to Tokyo out of it :-). It is curious though, if
> Australia allows 13 channels, 13 channel equipment should be available
> there. Is it not?
>
Yes, 13 channel equipment is available here, and I use it.
The point I was trying to make was that "geographical distinctions" are
pointless when the items involved are trivially transportable.
Hmm, would my laptop be illegal if I take it to an 11-channel country?
What if I set it to point-to-point mode?
Cheers,
Gary B-)
