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* [PATCH] wireless-regdb: Update regulatory rules for Chile (CL)
@ 2026-10-19 23:13 plabin
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From: plabin @ 2026-10-19 23:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-wireless; +Cc: wens, pkshih

Update the regulatory rules for Chile (CL) based on SUBTEL 
(Undersecretary
of Telecommunications) Resolución Exenta N° 1.985 (Fija Norma Técnica de
Equipos de Alcance Reducido) and its consolidated amendments.

Source:
https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1109333

Key changes:
- Change DFS region from DFS-JP to DFS-FCC: SUBTEL regulations align
   with ITU Region 2 / FCC standards rather than Japanese MIC rules.
- 2.4 GHz band: Align boundaries to 2400-2483.5 MHz (Article 1, j.1)
   and update EIRP power limit from 20 dBm to 30 dBm (1 W).
- 5150-5250 MHz: Align lower boundary to 5150 MHz, update EIRP power
   limit to 30 dBm (1 W), and add NO-OUTDOOR as Article 1, literal j
   strictly restricts operation in this band to indoor enclosures.
- 5250-5350 MHz: Align upper boundary from 5330 to 5350 MHz and update
   EIRP power limit to 30 dBm (1 W) with DFS (Article 1, j.1).
- 5470-5725 MHz: Add missing band authorized by Article 1, j.1 with
   DFS up to 1 W EIRP. Extend upper boundary to 5730 MHz to cover
   Channel 144, similar to US, TW, and CA entries.
- 5725-5850 MHz: Align boundaries from 5735-5835 to 5725-5850 MHz and
   update EIRP limit to 30 dBm (1 W) (Article 1, j.1).
- 57-66 GHz band: Add 60 GHz WiGig band at 40 dBm EIRP as authorized
   for short-range devices.

Signed-off-by: Patricio Labin Correa <plabin@plabin.cl>
---
Hi Chen-Yu, Ping-Ke, and linux-wireless reviewers,

This is my first time submitting a patch. I prepared this RFC to 
modernize
the regulatory rules for Chile (CL), which have remained largely 
untouched
since 2008.

In Chile, major ISPs (such as Movistar) deploy Wi-Fi routers 
broadcasting on
Channel 100 (5500 MHz) by default. Because the 5.470-5.725 GHz band was 
missing
from country CL, Linux machines cannot detect or connect to these 5 GHz 
networks.

Before finalizing, I would appreciate your guidance on:
1. DFS region: I changed DFS-JP to DFS-FCC since Chile follows ITU 
Region 2
    and aligns with FCC standards. Does DFS-FCC look right here?
2. Power limits: SUBTEL Article 1, j.1 authorizes up to 1 W EIRP. I used 
(30) dBm;
    would you prefer explicit mW units (e.g. 1000 mW)?
3. Channel 144: I used (5470 - 5730 @ 160) to accommodate Channel 144, 
matching
    conventions in US, TW, and CA rules. Does this look good?

Thank you for your review and sorry if I'm doing something wrong.

  db.txt | 15 +++++++++------
  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/db.txt b/db.txt
index 7aff3fb..1240270 100644
--- a/db.txt
+++ b/db.txt
@@ -455,13 +455,16 @@ country CI: DFS-FCC
  	(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (30)

  # Source:
-# 
https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1109333&idParte=9841504&idVersion=&r_c=6
-country CL: DFS-JP
-	(2402 - 2482 @ 40), (20)
-	(5170 - 5250 @ 80), (20), AUTO-BW
-	(5250 - 5330 @ 80), (20), DFS, AUTO-BW
-	(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (20)
+# https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1109333
+# SUBTEL Resolución Exenta N° 1.985 (Norma Técnica de Equipos de 
Alcance Reducido)
+country CL: DFS-FCC
+	(2400 - 2483.5 @ 40), (30)
+	(5150 - 5250 @ 80), (30), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW
+	(5250 - 5350 @ 80), (30), DFS, AUTO-BW
+	(5470 - 5730 @ 160), (30), DFS
+	(5725 - 5850 @ 80), (30)
  	(5925 - 6425 @ 320), (12), NO-OUTDOOR
+	(57000 - 66000 @ 2160), (40)

  # Source:
  # 
https://wap.miit.gov.cn/zwgk/zcwj/wjfb/tz/art/2021/art_e4ae71252eab42928daf0ea620976e4e.html

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