As you can read from here (page 15) 5470-5725MHz band is limited to 27dBm EIRP without TPC but with TPC it’s 30dBm, but when I check with /interface wireless info country-info “etsi 5.5-5.7 outdoor” it’s saying maximum EIRP is 27dBm. Does this mean Mikrotiks don’t support TPC?
The 5725-5875MHz band is limited to EIRP of 14 dBm on Mikrotiks if country is set as “etsi 5.7-5.8 srd” meanwhile this (page 11) says it’s a maximum of 36dBm.
I would really appreciate if someone would clear things up for me.
Welp I guess I need to buy Ubiquiti radios as they do support TPC haha… Have they given a reason as to why they dont support TPC?
Do I need to enter the antenna gain even if im using a model that has an integrated antenna eg. SXT series?
You have to enter the antenna gain. As a lot of users ignore regulations this was ignored by most vendors. This starts to change. You see MT force DFS in newest RCs. UBNT implements ATPC in newest betas. I guess there are users out there wich run into problems with their regulators.
I would dare to say almost no one enters the antenna gain so I guess many users radios are not operating in accordance to the regulations.
Thanks for the help!
Some manufacturers say “it is the user’s responsability to conform to local regulations”, but it appears that local
regulators more and more find out that it is true what you write, so manufacturers are being forced to remove
configuration items that make the device operate outside regulation limits.
Years ago my first experience with WiFi point-to-point was with Tranzeo. (TR-5a etc)
These radios had no way at all to exceed power limit, to turn off DFS or automatic power control, to disable or force
certain frequencies, etc etc. It was all hardwired to the country code and the country code could only be changed
using a manufacturer/dealer menu which could only be accessed using a challenge/response password you had to
validate over the phone to the manufacturer. Great adherence to regulations.
Other manufacturers were not as strict, but lately we have seen that the most recent versions of firmware from
MikroTik and Ubiquiti (and probably others I don’t know about) are moving in the same direction. In the USA it is
already enforced (radios that can be software configured to operate outside of the planned channels can not be sold)
and apparently other regulatory bodies have also made some calls.
As long as APs and Antennas are not tight together the vendor is unable to force regulations regarding TX-Power.
As WISP I see that regulations are neccesary. Talking to others and reading forums I am afraid how stupid spectrum is trashed.