as an EE geek, i have a EM theory based opinion that supports billy's
:-)

On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, billy ball wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, M. Warner Losh wrote:
>
> > In message: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0201141330040.3935-100000@green.home.org>
> >             billy ball <bball@tux.org> writes:
> > : - btw, the card is interesting: pcmcia w/a detachable antenna... IIRC, the
> > : FCC requires proprietary connectors, and the detachable antenna has two

radios get qualified *with* their antennas. attaching your cheesy
walkytalkie to a 50 meter tall antenna violates your operating license.
but boy, you'd sure get some great range :-)

so. with a design that has a removable antenna. it's very reasonable to
expect that the fcc would insist that steps be taken to only allow the
specced antenna to work with the device.

but this is all surmission, unmitigated by fact :-)

> > I don't recall this requirement in all the reading that I've done on
> > 2.4GHz wireless.  Both the wavelan and the cisco cards have "standard"
> > cables on them, in that you can easily get the parts to make your own
> > cable.  Much of the reason you see oddball connectors is so that the
> > producer of the card can ding you again for a lot of $$ for a cheap to
> > make dongle cable.
>
> you're most likely correct (i defer to you as the expert - you're the same
> 'Warner' going to BSDCON and the BSD pcmcia dude, right?)
>
> the only reason i mentioned it is that i ran across this somewhere in my
> rambling browsing sessions (can't give a specific URL, and the mind's like
> a sieve nowadays)...
>
> :-)
>
> >
> > Warner
> >
>

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