Ron, I did not know them offhand, but I
have faith both in the wealth of info on the FCC’s site and in the
ability of a well-phrased Google search to find the right page!
Patrick Leary
AVP Marketing
Alvarion, Inc.
o: 650.314.2628
c: 760.580.0080
Vonage: 650.641.1243
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Ron Wallace
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 4:31
PM
To: WISPA
General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] roll your own
radios..
Man, you coughed those URLs up pretty fast. Thanks
for your participation in this list, you always have something educational, and
you share your knowledge openly. Glsd you decided to come back.
Ron Wallace
Hahnron, Inc.
220 S. Jackson Dt.
Addison, MI 49220
Phone: (517)547-8410
Mobile:
(517)605-4542
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Patrick Leary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 05:37 PM
>To: ''WISPA General List''
>Subject: RE: [WISPA] roll your own radios..
>
>That's easy. From the FCC site:
>https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/eas/reports/TestFirmSearchResult.cfm
>
>And here is the search location:
>https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/eas/reports/TestFirmSearch.cfm
>
>
>Patrick Leary
>AVP Marketing
>Alvarion, Inc.
>o: 650.314.2628
>c: 760.580.0080
>Vonage: 650.641.1243
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of Jack Unger
>Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 2:35 PM
>To: WISPA General List
>Subject: Re: [WISPA] roll your own radios..
>
>Patrick,
>
> From my perspective, Alvarion HAS set a pretty high standard in terms
>of marketing certified equipment. Can you research the certification
>labs that Alvarion has used and give us the names of those labs so that
>others will know where to go for reliable certification services?
>
>Thanks,
> jack
>
>
>Patrick Leary wrote:
>> We have a pretty vigorous approved third party antenna list, but I
believe
>> we are somewhat of the exception in terms of this facility.
>>
>> Patrick Leary
>> AVP Marketing
>> Alvarion, Inc.
>> o: 650.314.2628
>> c: 760.580.0080
>> Vonage: 650.641.1243
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
>> Behalf Of John Scrivner
>> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 1:58 PM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] roll your own radios..
>>
>> This sounds like a good idea. I am sure we could add a link to a
listing
>> of certification labs. We also need to push manufacturers to certify.
>> Without some pressure from us the certification will just look like
more
>> cost with little to gain to manufacturers. Pressure from customers
would
>> make this more of a requirement than what it seems to be now. If we
all
>> insist on certs then the overall cost for this would be negligible.
>> Scriv
>>
>>
>>
>> Jack Unger wrote:
>>
>>
>>>John,
>>>
>>>Should WISPA consider publishing on our website a list of
>>>certification labs? It seems that our industry needs someone to
step
>>>up and take on a leadership role and WISPA seems (to me anyway) to
be
>>>the perfect organization to perform this role.
>>>
>>>We could start by simply polling our list members to see which labs
>>>anyone has used and been satisfied with.
>>>
>>>OK, speak up guys (and gals). What lab or labs have you researched
or
>>>used?
>>> jack
>>>
>>>
>>>John Scrivner wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>The rules state that any radio / antenna combination has to
either be
>>>>a certified system or that a substitute antenna used would have
to
>>>>meet the same specs as one used for certification in a system.
Many
>>>>think that this means "anything goes". The truth is
that there are
>>>>almost certainly a good bit of installed systems which would
not pass
>>>>FCC enforcement inspection. Many believe that following maximum
EIRP
>>>>rules is the only requirement. This is not so. It is a good
practice
>>>>if you are not following the rules but that does not mean it is
>>>>legal. Another common belief is that "anything goes"
is the rule of
>>>>thumb due to the general lack of enforcement in unlicensed
bands.
>>>>This is unfortunate and further illustrates the need for our
industry
>>>>to mature.
>>>>
>>>>Part of this maturity process should start by operators
demanding to
>>>>see FCC certifications for the systems they buy. It is tough
for
>>>>operators to remain compliant when so few systems are
certified.
>>>>Another step should be that manufacturers certify their systems
with
>>>>commonly used antenna / radio configurations every time they
release
>>>>a product. Finally, distributors need to demand that all
systems they
>>>>sell meet certification requirements. The fact is that
certification
>>>>is not terribly costly or complicated and should be a step
taken by
>>>>all manufacturers and eventually all of us. If anyone here
represents
>>>>manufacturers who certify all their systems then now would be a
good
>>>>time to toot your horn.
>>>>
>>>>I believe the day will likely come that the FCC will inspect
WISP
>>>>systems. It took them about 20 years to start cracking down on
the
>>>>cable television industry for signal leakage and other
infractions.
>>>>Something tells me this industry will not have to wait that
long. Of
>>>>course the decision to follow the rules is inevitably up to
each
>>>>person. I would like to think we all will be compliant in the
future
>>>>but this is an unrealistic goal I am sure if manufacturers do
not
>>>>take a leadership role in this effort. WISPA stops short of
demanding
>>>>that members do anything but I will say, as President of WISPA,
we
>>>>should all try to follow the law regarding this industry. No
industry
>>>>association could expect to have impact in policy and
legislative
>>>>efforts if they took the stand that shirking the law is a
correct
>>>>course of action.
>>>>Scriv
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>chris cooper wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>It sounds like several of you here build your own radios
and use off
>>>>>the shelf antennas. So if I buy a board, cards and an
antenna what
>>>>>are my obligations to FCC as far as having a certified
system in
>>>>>production? Thanks for the education
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Chris
>>>>>
>>>
>
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