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I think the FCC only went after Hobby King since they were selling radio sets that emit radiation beyond the legal limits. I can't find the limit for 5ghz radi
by skim_milk 6y ago
I think the FCC only went after Hobby King since they were selling radio sets that emit radiation beyond the legal limits. I can't find the limit for 5ghz radio on Google without being bombarded by 5g conspiracy theories, but I think the limit is something absurd like 5 milliwatts, or just barely enough for your Wifi router to pick up your phone through a single sheet of drywall at 15 feet away. If you're a Yankee that likes to fly drones like me, you have to buy radios from China that emit 10x the FCC-imposed limit in order to unlock the ability to fly behind one medium-sized tree at 150ft away - and even then at that power level it still doesn't interfere with anything. Leave it to the FCC to go after some harmless hobby instead of rubbish GE microwave ovens that cut out my home's wifi!
- kayfox 6y agoOriginal complaint here: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Drone%20Video%20Transmitter%20Complaint%20FINAL%20for%20filing%2001%2011%202017.pdf http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Drone%20Video%20Tr... They were selling units that operate in the aircraft navigation and traffic avoidance bands, as well as in the GLONASS band.