From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jason Flynn G7OCD Subject: Re: 802.11b wireless lan equipment and ham radio ? Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 07:40:56 +0100 Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3D3662F8.1010407@btinternet.com> References: <200207172104.g6HL4fp16013@faulkner.netnet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Steve Lampereur Cc: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, ss@lists.tapr.org Steve Lampereur wrote: A lot of stuff that only pertains to the UK :-) But... > According to Document BR68 where much of it is in a table format called the > Schedule, from 2400-2450 MHz licensed hams can run upto 400W (26dBW) and the > Permitted Types of Transmission include: (5th column) Morse, Telephony, > RTTY, Data, Facsimilie, SSTV, FSTV. Remember, if you're running unattended you have to a) write a letter to the local RIS officer. b) Only run 14dBW. He can still object. He may do this if he thinks 14dBW + 15dB Antenna gain might affect other local (non-ham) users... > Reading that makes me believe using Spread Spectrum is legal in the UK under > Amateur their rules.. Only if the spreading codes are publicly available. In this case they are so it's OK, but if they weren't we would be 'encoding to obscure the transmission' rather than 'facilitating transmission'. J