Why Not Use 802.11?

• Biggest reason: Non-licensed

  • Non-existent coordination facilities.
  • Other users on the bands.
    • Folks with large organizations that lobby (ie. ARRL, SBE)
  • “Regulations Affecting 802.11 Deployment”:
  • http://www.lns.com/papers/part15
  • You have no legal priority or recourse over any other user of the spectrum...

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