Subj : Blocking Routers from installing Open Source
To   : Bj”rn Felten
From : David Drummond
Date : Sat Mar 19 2016 12:13:56

On 19/03/2016 8:49 AM, 2:203/2 wrote:
 DD>> Mind you - if people are modifying their WAPS so that they can drown out
 DD>> a weather radar then something needs to be done.

 BF>     LOL! That is sooo stupid.

 BF>     In Sweden (and rest of Europe I think) the output power on a WiFi
 BF> transmitter is limited to 20mW. My LinkSys boxes can be raised to 255mW
 BF> when using dd-wrt.

 BF>     My microwave oven transmits on basically the same frequency range
 BF> and it's output power is 900W. I'm fairly sure that more than 20mW of
 BF> that escapes the box.

 BF>     Maybe the FAA should look over their equipment and make sure it
 BF> doesn't go berserk when a 255mW transmitter is nearby...

Cordless phones are often in the same band too - I wonder if it takes out the weather radar every time I phone someone?....

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Regards
David

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