Who has the final word on this? I've been told by testing laboratories that do testing for the FCC that this is not the case... They said if the radio card (5Ghz when I asked but for this discussion it doesn't matter) had been approved with an antenna then you could use the same or less db like antenna and you were good to go - assuming the card manufacturer (like ubiquity) had had appropriate testing completed and filed with FCC.
It sure is difficult for any of us to make heads or tales out of what can or can't be done because everyone has a different opinion - even the people at the top of the food chain I guess. Who's right? And how am I supposed to know? Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless 321-205-1100 x102 -------- Original Message -------- > From: "Harold Bledsoe" <hbled...@deliberant.net> > Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:21 PM > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3.65 ptp > > I think the confusion on this comes from the fact that for the P90 > licensing process, only the transmitter information is collected. > Remember that even with Part 90 devices, they still must comply with > Part 15 requirements for unintentional radiators. This is covered with > a Declaration of Conformity for the system typically. > > So the previous example of the XR3 + ARC + RB411 + PoE (sic) is > technically only legal if it meets all Part 90 requirements (which it > should according to the test report on file at the FCC) as well as Part > 15 requirements for unintentional radiators. In this case, a > Declaration of Conformity should be on file at the assembler's location. > > This is why the label is important. This kind of system built from > modular components should include a label with a manufacturer name/model > number, the contains FCC ID: xxxxxx, and the 2 required statements about > unintentional interference. This information tells anyone including the > FCC who to contact for intentional emission issues (P-90 in this > example) as well as unintentional emission issues (P-15 in this case). > If there is no label on there, then it is illegal by default. Then if > there are problems with the intentional radiator, it is the module > maker's problem (assuming the integration instructions were followed > properly). Finally if there are problems with the unintentional > emissions, it is the system assembler's problem. > > I know, I know....this is a licensed, Part 90 band. So why does Part 15 > even matter? Simply put, P-90 covers the transmitter, P-15 covers the > rest of the crap spewing from the device in the rest of the > spectrum. :-) > > -Hal > > -----Original Message----- > From: David E. Smith <d...@mvn.net> > Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3.65 ptp > Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:05:36 GMT > > > My system is fully licensed. > > How did you get your combination of "XR3 > + Routerboard 400 series + Mikrotik RouterOS 3.x + whatever antenna" > certified? What's the process like, and how much did it cost?Or did you > just buy the kit from someone else who went through the certification > process? If so, from whom? I'd be willing to pay a small premium over > the price of "all those parts" just to avoid the legal heat.David > SmithMVN.net > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: > http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
