[MLB-WIRELESS] ACA discussion paper

[jlinton]

Hey Barry,
                Apologises if this response shows I have not understood you
correctly.

But you said "I think calling for wlan operators to be licenced is not really all
that
appropriate or relevant."

The WIA is NOT, wanting wlan operators licensed.

However, from comments received earlier from some wlan operators it appeared that
they might like to get an Entry Level licence, in addition to the wlan
activities.

Thanks for your interest,

Rgds Jim.




sanbar wrote:

> Hey Jim,
>
> On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 10:50, jlinton at iprimus.com.au wrote:
> > Wireless Experimenters
> >
> > Hi all,
> >        A final reminder that the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) is
> > proposing a new Entry Level licence for amateur radio, and it includes the
> > 2.4 and 5.8 bands.
> >
> > A number in the wireless community did in the past express interest in this
> > proposal. The ACA has issued a discussion which includes the Entry Level
> > licence, and it is encouraging submissions.
> >
> > As a wireless experimenter you could express your views and/or support for
> > the WIA Entry Level proposal.
>
> Don't like it. The only common interest between amateur radio and
> development of wlan is the use of radio frequencies. The real knowledge
> in wlan technology is not behind producing the medium to carry data -
> after all, we are using very low powered, off-the-shelf equipment and
> basic RF theory - but in the network's design. The RF side is of little
> significance other than  prividing a substtute to the wired medium while
> keeping within guidelines. The other difficulty will be determining who
> exactly requires this licence to operate the equipment (if you don't own
> or assemble the equipment, do you need the entry-level licence?), and
> whether the licence is needed before, during, or after someone decides
> to commit to building a link.Once the link is established, the RF theory
> falls into the background.
> I think calling for wlan operators to be licenced is not really all that
> appropriate or relevant. Yes, there will be people who attempt to
> operate equipment outside of ACA guidelines, but groups such as
> Melbourne Wireless go to great lengths to educate member wlan operators
> about basic RF theory and the physical limitations of what they can do
> with the equipment they use. Licencing these people will not change
> those who decide to set up pirate wlan links.
> Granted, the RF stuff is significant, but IMHO it would be of more
> relevance to wlan operators to do a RHCE/MCSE than entry-level RF
> theory. Getting an RF link up is the easiest part of building the wlan
> network. Making it work is a biatch.
> I'm open to criticism.
> - Barry
>
> --
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