Re: [AFMUG] US Scientists Object to iRobot

2015-04-13 Thread Mike Hammett
ot; Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 10:37:30 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] US Scientists Object to iRobot Derp... hit send before including my link where I got that quote. http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/10/irobot-roomba-lawnmower-astronomer/ -Steve D On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 8:36 AM, St

Re: [AFMUG] US Scientists Object to iRobot

2015-04-13 Thread Steve D
Derp... hit send before including my link where I got that quote. http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/10/irobot-roomba-lawnmower-astronomer/ -Steve D On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Steve D wrote: > That article was light on details. They want in on a piece of 6GHz > frequency that radio astrono

Re: [AFMUG] US Scientists Object to iRobot

2015-04-13 Thread Steve D
That article was light on details. They want in on a piece of 6GHz frequency that radio astronomers have been using. Unfortunately, iRobot wants its beacons to broadcast data in the 6240-6740 > MHz range. That's the same frequency the National Radio Astronomy > Observatory (NRAO) is using to wat

Re: [AFMUG] US Scientists Object to iRobot

2015-04-13 Thread Jason McKemie
Are they trying to get a waiver for use in exclusion zones? On Monday, April 13, 2015, Mike Hammett wrote: > > http://www.dispatchtimes.com/irobot-seeking-fcc-approval-of-fixed-wireless-infrastructure-for-its-robotic-lawn-mower/2076/ > > I must be missing something here. I don't see what makes t

[AFMUG] US Scientists Object to iRobot

2015-04-13 Thread Mike Hammett
http://www.dispatchtimes.com/irobot-seeking-fcc-approval-of-fixed-wireless-infrastructure-for-its-robotic-lawn-mower/2076/ I must be missing something here. I don't see what makes this iRobot any different than anything else from an RF perspective. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computin