I hear "someone" is coming out with a certified MT system and I hear
that another "someone" is coming out with a certified Star system.
Oh yeah, I understand that Tranzeo does their own testing and certification.
Very impressive...
Butch Evans wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007, Ralph wrote:
Yep, and addition to being fully FCC Part 15 certified, I plugged it
in with a UL approved Power cord too :-P I don't need to justify
legality to allow someone to rationalize illegality. Sorry
In that case, I'll apologize. I was not aware of any Orinoco based
certified systems other than YDI's system. As for the idea of
"rationalizing illegality", I think you misunderstand my intent. I get
tired of this whole argument. I agree that being legal should be
primary importance, but that has nothing to do with the original
question. I get very tired of hearing the answer to every Mikrotik
question with "it's not certified". While true, it is not helpful in
answering the questions people pose.
As well known as you are to Mikrotik Butch (even I was about to hire
you for some MT Router work), why don't you encourage MT to make some
certified designs?
I have done this. I can tell you (and others) that Mikrotik DOES hear
the cries for certified gear and I can suggest that you (and others)
keep watching to see what comes. I cannot say more than that.
WISPA's wish for a do it yourself palette of devices to cobble
together and be certified is a pipe dream. The FCC doesn't work like
that. If they did, then Kenwood, Icom, Motorola, and the others would
already have do-it-yourself commercial radio kits. And you'd be able
to go to Radio Shack and buy a kit to build a microwave oven project.
You are making ridiculous comparisons. A system that conforms to the
standards that have been dictated, comprised of components that have
been certified to behave in a certain way, is a FAR cry from a "build a
microwave oven project". I understand that statement may have been a
bit toungue in cheek, but the point is that we are not asking for the
freedom to just put together whatever we want in any combination with
wreckless abandon. What we want to do is:
1. Use components with known, certified behaviour
2. Put these components together into a system
3. Stay within the EIRP and other parameters as outlined in the Part-15
rules.
I don't think this is very different from what the computer people are
doing now, since I know I have a laptop with a wireless card, and there
is no separate Part-15 certification for my laptop. There is a sticker
that says "Tested to comply with Part-15 standards for home or office
use". While I have to agree that this is not the same as me putting a
radio on a tower, the principle IS the same, so long as I "comply with
Part-15 standards for outdoor point to multipoint radio systems". I
understand this is not currently the law, I don't agree that this is a
"pipe dream". I think there is certainly a possible solution to this
desire.
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