>From the horses mouth regarding Tranzeo and 5.4: ryan
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Damian Wallace <[email protected]>wrote: > The TR5a has DFS approval. > > All 5 GHz Stuff manufactured after we received the DFS approval has DFS > turned on. Really old stuff does not have DFS because it was made > before DFS was published. > > Now the bad news. Due to the plethora of illegal gear that operates in > 5.4, the FCC has pulled back from issuing any new approvals for Outdoor > gear. > > https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?switch > =P&id=41732 > > That is why you haven't seen any new gear approved in the last year or > more from anyone. Of course, illegal gear continues to pour in the > space in the meantime. > > This came about because people were operating 5.4 gear without DFS > around various locations in Puerto Rico and interfering with radar. > > -----Original Message----- > From: D. Ryan Spott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: March-11-10 10:28 AM > To: [email protected]; WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.4 legal ptp radios > > The TR5a does have DFS. I think Damian Wallace's rant goes like this: > We give the radio to a testing lab, and they do FCC testing. > Then they tell us to listen for some sort of signal... and they > give > us like eleventy-billion signatures to listen for. > Then they take our radio to a secret room and they make sure > that > they shut down when the signatures are presented. > It is a pain in the backside... > > Older models of <insert brand here> that were created before DFS was > required, did not have DFS. I have some older radios from <insert up > to 3 vendors here> that do not have DFS.. However, newer models do, > and some manufacturers turn DFS on with a firmware update. > > ryan > > > On Mar 11, 2010, at 10:06 AM, Nathan Stooke wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > As far as I know the Tranzeo TR-5A is not approved in the US. > While > > the radio can do it physically it does not have DFS and has not been > > approved for use in the US. > > > > I hope I am wrong. Any have the FCC doc to show it is OK to use > in > > the US? I have not searched the FCC site for them. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On > > Behalf Of Randy Cosby > > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:14 AM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: [WISPA] 5.4 legal ptp radios > > > > I'm trying to compile a list of options for FCC certified 5.4 ptp > > radios > > for short backhaul links. Off the top of my head, I can remember: > > > > Tranzeo TR-5A > > Trango TrangoLINK-45 > > Radwin 2000 (has mimo as well) > > Motorola PTP 100, 200, 300, 500, 600 > > > > Any others I'm not aware of? Sure would be nice to see more mimo/N > > radios certified in 5.4. Anyone working through the approval process > > (ligowave?). > > > > > > -- > > Randy Cosby > > Vice President > > InfoWest, Inc > > > > 435-674-0165 x 2010 > > > > http://www.infowest.com/ > > > > "Letting off steam always produces more heat than light." - Neal A. > > Maxwell > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > > ---- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > > ---- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > 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: [email protected] > > > > 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
