[HELP] Transmit power restriction for RT-N66U

[richto]

Originally Posted by DrTeeth

I believe you are mistaken. EIRP is the output based on a throetical isotropic antenna; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equival...radiated_power. It also makes it illegal to use a directional antenna to exceed that limit, so one has to reduce the power if squiring it in one direction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_radiated_power.

In short, if one is limited to 100mW EIRP, that does not mean one can squirt the whole 100mW in one direction with a directional antenna.

No, i'm not mistaken - as stated there is no limit on transmitter power.

As per your link "EIRP can take into account the losses in transmission line and connectors" and also SWR loss, etc. so it is possible to run more than 100mW transmitter power, and remain fully legal.

[richto]

Originally Posted by RMerlin

Regardless of the law-related debate, I will make one thing clear tho: I have NO intention of implementing any webui interface that would allow one to change his regulation country in the router, or bypass the limitations implemented and enforced inside the driver.

A command line utility would do just fine if it resolved the limitations I raised above!

Hopefully someone will create something that addresses this, anyway. Rather annoying to be able to raise the power levels, but to be unable to use channels 12 and 13....