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Subject: Re: wireless-regdb US and CA settings incorrect?
From: Juuso Oikarinen <juuso.oikarinen@nokia.com>
To: "ext Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@gmail.com>
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Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 13:28:59 +0300
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On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 08:57 -0700, ext Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:21 AM, Juuso Oikarinen
> <juuso.oikarinen@nokia.com> wrote:
> > Hi John, all,
> >
> > The following is an excerpt of the db.txt from most recent
> > wireless-regdb.
> >
> > country US:
> >         (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27)
> >         (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 17)
> >         (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
> >         (5490 - 5600 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
> >         (5650 - 5710 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
> >         (5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 30)
> >
> > country CA:
> >         (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27)
> >         (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 17)
> >         (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
> >         (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
> >         (5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 30)
> >
> > We are under the understanding that the Canadian national rules deny the
> > usage of the 5490-5710 range of frequencies (ref from RSS-210), but the
> > range is present in the allowed range of frequencies for the CA region:
> >
> > "Additional requirements for the band 5600-5650 MHz: Until further
> > notice, devices subject to this Section shall not be capable of
> > transmitting in the band 5600-5650 MHz, so that Environment Canada
> > weather radars operating in this band are protected."
> >
> > Then again, the FCC rules (15.407) do not prohibit the mentioned range
> > of frequencies within the US (with DFS and limited power level) but in
> > the regulatory database that range is missing.
> >
> >
> > Is there a bug in the regulatory db, or am I misunderstanding something?
> 
> 
> Michael, any opinion on this?

Any take on this one?

-Juuso