I see. Yes, I agree. 100 mw EIRP is good for a wireless mic but not much else.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom DeReggi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Looks like we didn't win > Yes, I agree 4 Watts would have been a huge victory, but we didn't get 4 > watts. It appears that we got 100mw EIRP, which is worthless for anything > other than short range personal portable devices. > It appears that we got shut out. At 100mw, they might have well just > auctioned it to the RBOCs, at least consumers would have had a chance to > get > "broadband" that way. > > We'll have to see what the rules actually say tommorrow. Maybe the > Arcticle > writer misunderstood, and it was 100mw radio power and 4 watts could be > achieved with antenna gain. > But unforutneately, I don't think so. We'll see. > > If it is really only 100mw EIRP, we'll need to get back up on the lobby > floor, and fight for more TX power. > > My personal opinion is that it should still be possible to convince the > FCC > to allow 4 watts. > I think the unlicensed community originally wanted more power also. And > Geolocation w/ database meets the broadcaster's requirements. > Broadcasters already endorsed 20w on non-adjacenet channels. > There was no sound reason to deny 4 watts on non-adjacent channels, unless > there is a conspiracy against WISPs. > > Its also possible that the FCC got confused by WISPA's message, > misinterpretting that we wanted low power in unlicensed. > The FCC left the door open for further comment on whether higher power > licensed should be allowed in "rural areas". > > At this point, I think it will end up being to WISP's best interest to > jump > back on the Unlicensed bandwagon, where there is FCC support, and lobby > for > 4watts. > > But I'm gonna stop talking, as I'm getting all worked up, before I have > all > the facts posted to the public tommorrow. > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:16 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Looks like we didn't win > > >>I can make do with 4 watts EIRP if that is what we end up with. >> If the is the only thing we didn't get, I would say we pitched a shutout. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 7:13 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Looks like we didn't win >> >> >>> Useful power levels in the whitespaces. >>> >>> B UT, we've not seen the actual rules from the FCC yet. It's entirely >>> possible that the rules will be better than what's being reported so >>> far. >>> marlon >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:56 PM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Looks like we didn't win >>> >>> >>>> What exactly didn't we win? >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Charles Wyble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:08 PM >>>> Subject: [WISPA] Looks like we didn't win >>>> >>>> >>>>> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/110408-fcc-whilte-spaces.html >>>>> >>>>> :( >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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