 vpokoPremium
join:2003-07-03
Boston, MA | Interference Are these meters Part 15 devices? I assume the WISPs are licensed users and could complain to the FCC if a Part 15 device was causing interference.
As far as being charged to turn the radio off, just wrap the meter in foil. You might not kill the signal entirely, but you'll dampen it enough not to cause any more interference. |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | said by vpoko:I assume the WISPs are licensed users and could complain to the FCC if a Part 15 device was causing interference. I wouldn't assume that at all. There are many WISPs that use the ISM bands and are subject to Part 15 compliance. |
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vpokoPremium
join:2003-07-03
Boston, MA | Ahh, well, if the WISPs are also Part 15 then they don't have much to bitch about: "This device must accept any interference received." |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | said by vpoko:Ahh, well, if the WISPs are also Part 15 then they don't have much to bitch about: "This device must accept any interference received."
Except the FCC has nothing to do with this case. The interference and the WISP involved are in Ontario Canada.
»Smart meters knock out WISP |
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 knightmbEverybody Lies
join:2003-12-01
Franklin, TN | reply to vpoko
said by vpoko:Ahh, well, if the WISPs are also Part 15 then they don't have much to bitch about: "This device must accept any interference received."
That's true, except WISP can run equipment that nears 4,000 mW in power. I'm actually surprised the WISP isn't stomping all over their equipment. I have towers that use the 900MHz band and there are smart meters as well, but they all stick around the 912MHz frequency, so you just adjust your equipment around it. Both parties are then happy.
From what I read in the article though, this equipment in question just bounces all over the place for channels and was deemed illegal, but still got a government pass.  |
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vpokoPremium
join:2003-07-03
Boston, MA | reply to Linklist
Oops, you are right. Though Canada has a similar regulation known as RSS-210. |
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jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 | reply to vpoko
said by vpoko:Ahh, well, if the WISPs are also Part 15 then they don't have much to bitch about: "This device must accept any interference received." The problem is that the stupid "smart meters" chew up the ENTIRE 900mhz band when they could simply use 1% of it to transmit a very tiny amount of usage data, leaving the majority of the band available to other users. |
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BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH | reply to vpoko
Yeah, the two companies need to get together and figure it out. Either that or move to a different technology. |
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 Simba7I Void Warranties
join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT | reply to jcremin
No doubt.. Just use a single channel on the 900MHz band and SNMP to each smart meter.
Each SNMP request shouldn't eat that much data. It'd be nice if I could graph a smart meter myself. |
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