Yes, according to FCC rules, DFS2 must be used for new installs. But, if you have a grandfathered "SITE", you are allowed to repair that site with a replacement radio, and accordingly its legal for the manufacturer to sell it for that purpose.. (I'd argue manufacturering laws might require keeping replacement parts available).
As far as installing new CPE locations on pre-existing 5830 sectors? According to the rules its not allowed. But then again, how would anyone know what was pre-existing? The secondary market for legacy 5.3gear is still alive and well, because of that factor.. The reality is that no one cares, because the problem will naturally fix itself with time, and FCC has better things to do than harrass people for no reason. The fact is... putting up legacy 5.3G isn't going to hurt or interfere with anyone, if in small scale, and not worth anyone's time to determine what was or wasn't pre-existing, if no harm is being done. At the same time, no manufacturer is going to continue making new batches of product that has become obsolete. No US WISP is going to standardize on a legacy products anymore in large scale. The world is migrating to requiring faster speeds. The ROI for newly putting up old obsolete sectors, is not high. Most WISPs are going to want to put up "new" sites/sectors with gear that has some growth potential, and meet's today's broadband demands, to maximize their ROI. My point is, there really isn't a "long term" problem here. Allthough, in the short term, there may be some frustrating choices to make. All I know is, I'm gonna keep trying to get as much life out of my 5830s as long as I can, because they simply work headache free. (although admittedly, its getting harder where there is signficant colo costs, due to the lower CPE/AP ratiothat the market now requires) The good thing about the 5830, is that it is a "legally certified" radio of its day, so if operating at a grandfathered site for 5.3G, its got a sticker that says its legal.. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeromie Reeves" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] DFS2 gear >A contact at the FCC told me years ago that it meant you can not do > /new/ installs of the old DFS gear. Anyone have a FCC rep saying > something different? > > Why not Canopy? $2000 AP's, $400 CPE and 3~4mbit. I am sure that has > came down since my first Canopy pack back in the pre-nehalm(sp) days. > > Looking at Axxcelera. Might be in the same vein and Canopy. Anyone > with experience that wants to share? I do not want to just > buy a stop gap product that will work till Ubnt get their stuff ready. > This is going to be direction we head in once we find gear. > > Jeromie > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
