My understanding from the Broadcom document is that the 2050 can produce up to 790 mw of output.
The Linksys WRT54G has no amplifier beyond the 2050 chip. It connects directly to the antennas.
The 2050 has a final amplifier on the chip. There is always a final power amplifier (PA). It is the one right before the antenna. It doesn't matter whether it is monolithic (on the die) or discrete.
Could you read the document in the link I sent? I think it will dampen the "what about's" and "what if's" with facts and figures.
I don't dispute your statement that the broadcom chipset is designed to be able to operate at higher power levels, only that the chipset *as* *used* in the WRT54G might not produce the desired signal if driven to +19 dBm. And even if the signal is usable, spurious products may be excessive because the manufacturer may have left out extra RF filtering to save money. You can't really tell unless you put it on a spectrum analyzer and ensure that the output quality meets FCC requirements.
I there is something in the doc I genuinely missed then I stand corrected.
I think this list is most *unhelpful* to folks exploring the wireless world. I will unsubscribe.
And I have found it to be a very useful technical resource. BTW, most good engineers when presented with a question about how something works usually have a good answer or they say, "gee, I'm not sure; I'll find out." Getting angry and going away doesn't seem to me to be particularly productive.
You may be right that cranking the power up may be acceptable. I don't know for sure because I can't see how good the signal looks. But in lieu of having performed those tests yourself, I would be wary of making claims that it is perfectly OK.
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