Thank You,Which is a very relevent question for two reasons... 1) Because, FCC is much more serious about enforcing DFS certification in the 5.4 band, since it can cause real harm to pre-existing 5.4G incumbands if DFS does not work propery, compared to certification issues that are meaningless technicalities but really have to negative side effect if the sticker isn't there.
2) There was one point where some had stated Atheros chips never could trully be certified or MT not trully certified because of the method it uses to do it. I remember responses from teh manufacturer that stated otherwise, and it was possible to comply. That discussion ended up fading away. It would be interesting to learn whether there has been progress in some Atheros Chipsets able to pass true DFS2 certiciation lab tests. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Webster To: WISPA General List Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] backhaul choices I think the point about certification was specifically asked regarding the 5.4 version and having been approved for DFS. Thank You, Brian Webster Jerry Richardson wrote: That's been the ongoing argument. I use the analogy of a PCMCIA or USB card. that's the device that is FCC certified - the computer (routerboard) just runs it. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:53 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] backhaul choices Excuse my ignorance but since the card is the only thing that transmits why does the board and especially why does the enclosure need to be certified? If one puts a two way radio in a car the radio needs to be certified, not the whole car. Greg On Sep 14, 2009, at 8:30 PM, ralph wrote: Pretty broad statement: "MT is FCC Certified :)" Yes, I believe the wireless cards themselves might be- but even if they are, that does not an FCC certified system make. Please give me some FCC registration numbers of certified systems. Something like the RB/card/enclosure combination. Maybe someone built a system and had it tested and received a number for *that system*. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis Burgess Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 12:00 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] backhaul choices MT is FCC Certified :) ----------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer WISPA Board Member - wispa.org Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services WISPA Vendor Member Office: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net LIVE On-Line Mikrotik Training Author of "Learn RouterOS" -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ralph Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 10:57 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] backhaul choices Marlon- You asked, and you probably already know what I will say Airaya and others: FCC Certified Mikrotik- Not so much It all depends on if you want to be legal or not. If you want 802.11, then look at the Ubiquiti Powerstation. Seems to work fine for us, just don't mount it outside. Ralph -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:19 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] backhaul choices Hi All, I have to upgrade a couple of backhaul systems and I'm wondering what others are using. I've got Airaya gear in place. I've LOVED it. That's been some of the most reliable gear that I've ever used. I also like my Mikrotik hardware so far. We've put quite a bit of it in over the last year or so. Both of the links I'm going to replace are indoor units with coax to the outdoor antennas. So no fancy weather issues to deal with. It would be nice to go with Airaya again. But the MT hardware to do the same job is about 20% of the cost last time I checked. I hate to go too cheap, but I hate to spend too much for no gain..... What are you guys using these days? 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