[TriLUG] WiFi quality monitoring

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014, Pinkham wrote:

> On 8/14/14 6:33 PM, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
>> this is legal limitations, not technical limitations. Wifi boxes are
>> legally only allowed to transmit 50mW. Yours is 500mW. It's illegal (so
>> is speeding and opening up the cases of your equipment).
>
> 2.4GHz WiFi is covered under FCC Part 15.247. You may use up to 1 W
> legally on 2.4GHz, though with higher gain antennas you must reduce power.

thanks. I take it that this has changed sometime in the last 15yrs or so?

> For 5GHz it's a bit more complicated under FCC 15.407 , but only a few
> channels are 50mW, most are 250mW and the high channels are 1W. There
> has been a recent rule change, and as devices are certified to the new
> rules, the few 50mW channels will be available for 1W.
>
> http://www.revolutionwifi.net/2014/04/impact-of-fcc-5-ghz-u-nii-report-order.html

so we throw out all our old waps now.

Joe

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