Bob: Your information is old. Hams can now use any of the spread spectrum codes under Part 97. Power is limited to 100 watts and no ERP limits. However, the way the rules are written, if you go above 1 watt, you have to incorporate automatic power control. Not much different then the current rule only to run as much power as you need, except the computer needs to control the output power.
Presently, the ARRL is running some tests using 802.11b under the High Speed MultiMedia (HSMM) committee. Part 97 is a good fit if your not going to run your business on the card. New ham radio rules do allow just about any type of personal business to be conducted. The encryption rules are fuzzy... bottom line here is if the FCC wants to be able to decode it, they have to have a way to do it. -- Jeff King, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 11/27/2002 On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 23:13:43 -0500 (EST), Bob Keyes wrote: > > >On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, XPORT NETWORKS wrote: > >>Newby Q- >>Does having a amateur radio license in the US allow you to run more >>power on 802.11 networks? Are there any benefits given to amateur >>radio >>operators vs non-amateur radio people? > >Dan, >I am a licensed amateur radio operator. My understanding of the FCC >part >97 rules says two things that prevent hams from using 802.11b: > >1) Encryption is not allowed in the amateur service (except for >certain >situation involving remote control of radio stations, i.e. >repeaters). >This is to prevent people from using the amateur bands for commercial >purposes. This does not prevent cryptographic authentication of >amateur >communications, but rather encryption that hides the content of the >message. Any communications protocols used must be openly published. >I >believe the 802.11 specification may not conform to this, as the >specification is only available to the public with some usage >restrictions. > >2) Spread spectrum use in the amateur service is only allowed with >the use >of certain specific spreading algorithms. I do not believe that any >of the >802.11 codes are authorized. > >My information may be out of date. If so, please correct me, I'd >like to >know myself. Of course, use outside of the US is probably differently >regulated. > >73, >Bob > >-- >general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> >[un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
