[Coco] Ham Radio

[john donaldson]

James,
   I have seen writeup including QST about using these
devices and how to set them up. So from that I would say
they are 100% legal on the ham bands. These things have
gotten down to the $30.00 price range. I am with a club in
Roanoke, VA and we plan to use a couple or so of these at
Feild Day next year for networking around the site. They
should be good for 100 points. LOL

John
AB8YZ


On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:05:24 -0500
  "John E. Malmberg" <wb8tyw at qsl.net> wrote:
>john donaldson wrote:
>>James,
>>   Some of us are now using standard off the shelf 
>>wireless
>>Internet Routers for this. The standard system has dip
>>switchs that allow you to select the frequency the unit
>>works on.
>
>Do the switches also change the spreading codes to the 
>few that the FCC restricts for Amateur Radio use?  Or has 
>the FCC removed that restriction recently?
>
>If not, then those devices can only be operated under 
>their existing licensing restrictions.
>
>That has always been the sticking point for modifying off 
>the shelf spread spectrum stuff for Amateur Radio use. 
> The vendors of it lock their spreading codes in 
>firmware, and were not willing to document how to change 
>them.
>
>The Amateur radio operators have primary service on the 
>microwave band that the wireless routers operate on, the 
>off the shelf wireless internet routers have secondary 
>service on the same frequencies.
>
>Secondary service means that they are not protected from 
>interference from the primary service.
>
>-John
>wb8tyw at qsl.net
>Personal Opinion Only
>
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