As far as I know, you must have a FCC sticker to be in compliance. Does your home brew unit have a sticker?
Thanks Mike On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Scott Carullo <sc...@brevardwireless.com>wrote: > > Ok... so back to original dilemma... > > I take a XR5, the precise antenna they certified with this radio card, a > RB411 and hook it all up and use it myself within FCC RF guidelines. > > Criminal or law abiding citizen... > > Scott Carullo > Brevard Wireless > 321-205-1100 x102 > > -------- Original Message -------- > > From: "Jack Unger" <jun...@ask-wi.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:47 PM > > To: "e...@wisp-router.com" <e...@wisp-router.com>, "WISPA General List" > <wireless@wispa.org> > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik FCC > > > > 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! 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