I worked for a manufacturer that certified product with the FCC. The legality issue for FCC type acceptance can be argued in certain circumstances. Truth is, we didn't re-apply for FCC type acceptance every time we changed a resistor value or made some board change or modified the software. It's arguable that the need for FCC type acceptance is only required when a change in the product alters the rf modulation. When it was clear to us that it did, we'd re-apply for FCC type acceptance.
If someone puts an FCC type accepted radio card into box with a single board computer combined with some OS on the SBC, I'm not sure there's any legality issue as far as the FCC is concerned. I think the question is whether there's anything in the SBC & external software that's changed the rf characteristics of the radio card that's already been FCC type accepted. If not ... why is it illegal? Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom DeReggi To: WISPA General List Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] StarOS or Microtik with TRCPQ clients... Lonnie, Patrick has a valid point. Truthfully, its getting close to that time that there isn't a reason not to get certified. The 533 Gateworks boards, atheros chipset cards, are getting to be pretty standard products, with consistent availabilty, that meet just about any need. Thats much different than 2 years ago, when who knew what hardware would be used daily. Why not get them certified with the Rootenna product, and then use the new FCC relaxed equivellent antenna rules, to list additional equivellent antenna? I bet you could even get the cost covered by your buyers, if you took up a collection. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lonnie Nunweiler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] StarOS or Microtik with TRCPQ clients... > Patrick, > > This is simply the LOWEST blow I have EVER seen you throw. You have > always been an Evangelist and I have seen you come and go from several > lists, while me and my people have survived legal blind sides and we > have outlived several LARGER companies. > > Yep, pretty low. Plus it did not answer the question. I feel I > cannot jump in since I am too close to the product and thus might be > seen as self serving. What is your excuse? > > > Lonnie > > > On 12/28/06, Patrick Leary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I mean, besides simply being illegal, such a vendor has >> no quality controls, they can also just up and walk away from you and >> quit anytime, they have no accountability, and it throws away your >> investment from an equity standpoint. >> >> >> Patrick Leary >> AVP WISP Markets >> Alvarion, Inc. >> o: 650.314.2628 >> c: 760.580.0080 >> Vonage: 650.641.1243 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Butch Evans >> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:00 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: RE: [WISPA] StarOS or Microtik with TRCPQ clients... >> >> On Thu, 28 Dec 2006, Patrick Leary wrote: >> >> >Why not stick with Tranzeo or one of the other legal >> >(FCC-certified) brands? >> >> Good idea, Patrick, but it doesn't answer the question that was >> asked. >> >> -- >> Butch Evans >> Network Engineering and Security Consulting >> 573-276-2879 >> http://www.butchevans.com/ >> Mikrotik Certified Consultant >> (http://www.mikrotik.com/consultants.html) >> -- >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> ************************************************************************ >> ************ >> This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by >> PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & >> computer viruses(190). >> ************************************************************************ >> ************ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ************************************************************************ >> ************ >> This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by >> PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & >> computer viruses(43). >> ************************************************************************ >> ************ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ************************************************************************************ >> This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by >> PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & >> computer viruses. >> ************************************************************************************ >> >> >> >> -- >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -- > Lonnie Nunweiler > Valemount Networks Corporation > http://www.star-os.com/ > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
