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Can you elaborate on why the FCC would ban a commonly used antenna connector?
by dublinben 11y ago
Can you elaborate on why the FCC would ban a commonly used antenna connector?
- jauer 11y agoAdding higher gain antennas without decreasing transmit power is a common way for people to exceed authorized transmit power. The regulatory theory was that by using a "uncommon" connector only people who know to decrease transmit power (the "professional installer") would be changing antennas: https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?id=29031&switch=P https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm...
- aidenn0 11y agoThey actually ban all commonly used antenna connectors, to prevent you from exceeding ERP limits on WiFi. The RP-SMA was introduced because it was not commonly used. Since then a large market has formed for RP-SMA antennas, so it should no-longer be allowed, however the FCC has indefinitely stayed requirements for not using them.