I dunno who to ask, I think even if you ask the FCC you might get a slightly muddled answer. I just used exactly what was certified including the enclosure used, and followed the rest of the requirements as best I could.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <insert witty tagline here> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Carullo" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3.65 ptp > 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" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:21 PM >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> >> To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> >> 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! 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