> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Kohlsmith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: July 13, 2007 7:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [biz] Wifi mesh networks for Amateur Radio Operators > > On Thursday 12 July 2007 10:35:35 pm Shidan wrote: > > Are there any experts in the wireless world here from the > > commercial/regulatory side? > > If so maybe you can help with my question. I have been told that if > > one gets certified as an advanced amateur radio operator > you can use > > really low frequencies with fairly high power for pretty > much anything > > you want. So what is to stop a group of certified operators from > > offering wireless mesh services for free as a co-operative, > with their > > obvious frequency and power benefits, and using this > network for last > > mile delivery of various commercial services such as pstn, > internet, > > tv, etc ? > > Amateur Radio carries with it the following restrictions: > - noncommercial > - no encryption > > I doubt that your co-op would succeed since (at least in > theory) you couldn't use the connection to purchase or sell, > nor could you use VPNs or perhaps even use MSN, as it > utilizes encryption.
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