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
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