My view is that once certified with a specific antenna then a system is legal with any antenna of similar type (panel, yagi, etc.) of equal of lesser gain. Anybody can make the decision to substitute a similar type but lower gain antenna. I ran this by the FCC last year and they confirmed it. Again, the original system must have already been certified
Eje Gustafsson wrote: > Only the manufacturer listed on the certificate can make that decision. The > rules states that antenna of similar type in same or lower gain is certified > but it's only the manufacturer that can make that decision what is > considered similar type and there for approved to use with the unit. > > This is at least the feedback I gotten from the FCC testing lab I been > working with on getting radios certified. But if the radio manufacturer say > it's ok to use a similar antenna by a different manufacturer but not higher > gain then what was tested the it's ok. Of course any antenna that is actual > listed on the certificate will always be approved as long it's the same > model. > > / Eje > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Mike Hammett > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:23 PM > To: sc...@brevardwireless.com; WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik FCC > > That was some ruling passed a few years ago that really freed the markets > up. Certify with the largest panel, omni, parabolic dish, etc. you can get > to pass and anything in those groups is fair game. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Scott Carullo" <sc...@brevardwireless.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:24 PM > To: "Matt Liotta" <mlio...@r337.com>; <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik FCC > > >> I've been told personally by an FCC testing lab that I can take a XR5 >> which >> has been tested with say a 23db panel antenna (with FCC) and use the same >> gain antenna or less for myself and would not have to have it certified >> again... They told me not to get it tested because I didn't need to >> because Ubiquity already part certified it on that type antenna. >> >> If this is an argument we will never resolve I can live with that, but I >> am >> fairly sure with the resources on this list we can come to a final >> conclusion based on facts and I think we should. >> >> Scott Carullo >> Brevard Wireless >> 321-205-1100 x102 >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> >>> From: "Matt Liotta" <mlio...@r337.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:52 PM >>> To: "sc...@brevardwireless.com" <sc...@brevardwireless.com>, "WISPA >>> >> General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik FCC >>> >>> On May 12, 2009, at 1:25 PM, Scott Carullo wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Eje Gustafsson says this is not the case or elsewhen I buy a minipci >>>> wireless card for my laptop it would be illegal... >>>> >>>> >>> This has been discussed at length. No matter how many times someone >>> makes the laptop argument it doesn't change the fact that the FCC >>> disagrees with that argument. Now someone could pay an attorney to >>> argue with the FCC and get them to clarify the situation. Until that >>> time the system certification requirement stands. >>> >>> -Matt >>> > -- Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 www.ask-wi.com 818-227-4220 jun...@ask-wi.com "Email spam is just the latest way of asking for "Forgiveness" instead of asking for "Permission". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
