I'm not a big fan of power anymore. High antenna gain is much more productive, and its safer that way too...
I think there is a big problem with modifications, especially done by hackers that have no test equipment. And yes, even a few milliwatts adjustment brings it out of type acceptance. Those power amps have have specified min/max values, but that doesn't mean it will work a damn at any given value. Lets take the WAP11 hack for example. Not only did it splatter the entire 2.4GHz band, it put out spurs up and and down the spectrum. EIRP limits mean nothing when your power isnt even on frequency. All one needs is a nice little spike on the input of an emergency services repeater to make you really popular with the FCC .. Or worse yet, the hams ;) *duck* Given linksys' colorful history of out of specification operation, I think it would be interesting to test out the WRT54's emissions after the hack. > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:00 PM > To: Greg DesBrisay; Wirless Forum > Subject: Re: stupid tx power tricks (was Fw: [BAWUG] bridging help) > > I understand and you are correct. But I tend to be less > concerned about rules than about safety and good engineering. > And from a practical point of view, if the signal quality is > acceptable and the EIRP is within limits, I doubt the FCC > will come knocking on your door. > > (Disclaimer: you violate FCC rules at your own risk. Don't blame me.) -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
