On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 14:43, Thunder Bear wrote: > Nobody could do anything if I put up a WiFi antenna, for example (as > long as I didn't break any FCC laws on antenna placement).
Well, it's not just FCC laws on antenna placement (which, btw, only cover placement of antennas near airports or national radio quiet zones [think radio telescopes]) but rather the FCC rulings on Effective Radiated Power. Unlicensed transmissions on 2.4 GHz are allowed up to a certain power level. And, unfortunately for you, what type/placement of antenna you have figures into the ERP. So, if you put up a large wi-fi antenna, you'd probably go over the allowed ERP and be subject to FCC sanctions, assuming you were ever caught, that is. Tanner -- Tanner Lovelace | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://wtl.wayfarer.org/ --*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*-- GPG Fingerprint = A66C 8660 924F 5F8C 71DA BDD0 CE09 4F8E DE76 39D4 GPG Key can be found at http://wtl.wayfarer.org/lovelace.gpg.asc --*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*-- This would be a very good time to hang out with the Open Source people, before they get formally reclassified as a national security threat. -- Bruce Sterling _______________________________________________ TriLUG mailing list http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ: http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html
