Re: [PATCH] wireless-regdb: Update regulatory rules for Croatia (HR)

Robert Marko
2020-11-10T10:35:53Z

On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 12:16 AM Seth Forshee
<seth.forshee@canonical.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 07:21:40PM +0200, Robert Marko wrote:
> > Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) has
> > updated the general licenses OD-85 and OD-86 with the new OD-85a
> > and OD-86a versions.
> >
> > These introuduce the following changes:
> > * Outdoor usage for 5150-5250 and 5250-5350 MHz ranges is permitted
> > * 5150-5250 MHz range TPC requirment was dropped and power output raised to 200mW
> >
> > OD-85a: https://www.hakom.hr/UserDocsImages/op%C4%87e%20dozvole%20prosinac%202009.g/Opca_dozvola_85a.pdf
> > OD-86a: https://www.hakom.hr/UserDocsImages/op%C4%87e%20dozvole%20prosinac%202009.g/Opca_dozvola_86a.pdf
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robert.marko@sartura.hr>
> > Cc: Luka Perkov <luka.perkov@sartura.hr>
> > ---
> > db.txt | 4 ++--
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/db.txt b/db.txt
> > index ac32483..52d0fab 100644
> > --- a/db.txt
> > +++ b/db.txt
> > @@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ country HR: DFS-ETSI
> > # Harmonized CEPT countries (July 2019): https://www.ecodocdb.dk/download/25c41779-cd6e/Rec7003e.pdf
> > # HR: http://tablice.hakom.hr:8080/vis?lang=en
> > (2400 - 2483.5 @ 40), (100 mW)
> > - (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (200 mW), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, wmmrule=ETSI
> > - (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (100 mW), NO-OUTDOOR, DFS, AUTO-BW, wmmrule=ETSI
> > + (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (200 mW), AUTO-BW, wmmrule=ETSI
>
> Based on the translation I'm reading the 200 mW applied to elevations
> from 5 degrees to 30 degrees, and for elevations above 30 degress the
> limit is 125 mW. I'm not expeienced with regulations that vary with the
> elevation angle. Why should we use 200 mW instead of 125 mW, which is
> allowed for any elevation?

You can see in the OD-86a that now 1W (30 dBm) EIRP is the maximum
allowed power.
Then in usage conditions, they state that if median EIRP power larger
than 200mW (23 dBm) is used then the listed
angle and power limits should be used.
That is why I used 200mW as it has no limitations associated.
>
> > + (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (200 mW), DFS, AUTO-BW, wmmrule=ETSI
>
> The translation of OD-86a I'm reading says "use mostly indoors." Is that
> an accurate translation? How does this compare to the language from
> OD-86? I'm a little unsure how to interpret it.

Yes, it's accurate.
In OD-86 this was strictly written as "exclusive use indoors", Hakom
even stated in their press release that the
changes to OD-86 now allow outdoor usage.
https://www.hakom.hr/default.aspx?id=10442
It's in English.

They are just trying to encourage the band to still be mostly used for
indoor stuff.

Regards,
Robert
>
> Thanks,
> Seth
>
> > (5470 - 5725 @ 160), (500 mW), DFS, wmmrule=ETSI
> > # short range devices (ETSI EN 300 440-1)
> > (5725 - 5875 @ 80), (25 mW)
> > --
> > 2.26.2
> >