This product sounds like a waste of good money. Very little gain if you
start out with a 100mW signal

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Pozar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Linksys Repeater?


> > From: Schmidt, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:39 PM
> > To: 'Frank Baitman'
> > Subject: RE: [BAWUG] Linksys Repeater?
> >
> > Apparently you get a a 15db (about 32 mw) gain with the booster and it
> > is FCC compliant
>
> Actually their specs say that the power input can go between 5 to
> 20 dBm and the gain is 14 dB.  That says to me that the booster
> will do anywhere from 19 to 34 dBm power out.  Although the FCC
> equipment certification data shows that it does only 146.6 mW
> (21.66dBm).  You can see this at:
>
>
https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=292345&native_or_pdf=pdf
>
> I expect that this device does 14 dB of gain only up to 6 mW (7.66
> dBm) of input power and tops out at 146.6 mW.
>
> > According to what I have read you can have a total,
> > including boosters, antennas, etc of 36 db without the FCC bothering
> > you.
>
> A bit simplistic as antenna gain plays a factor here.  Your transmitter
> can do up to 30dBm (1watt) and your antenna gain can be 6 dBi.
> Hence this equates to 36 dBm EIRP.  As you increase the gain of
> your antenna (for multipoint operations) you need to drop the
> transmitter power output (TPO).
>
> Tim
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