> On Dec 5, 2021, at 3:42 AM, Eliot Lear <l...@lear.ch> wrote:
>
>
> On 01.12.21 15:17, Tom Beecher wrote:
>> While you are correct that it's just as illegal to intentionally interfere
>> with the unlicensed wifi bands as it is with CBRS, the difference is that
>> the FCC and regulatory bodies are much more likely to investigate and take
>> action against intentional interference in these frequency ranges than they
>> would be in the unlicensed wifi bands.
>
> And there's a practical reason for that: establishing proof of unauthorized
> use of a frequency is a heck of a lot easier than intentional interference.
> All the former requires is triangulation of the offending station. The
> latter requires that plus a finding of intent. It CAN happen; but more often
> than not what is actually found is a faulty piece of equipment that is
> emitting something and everything else catching a bad harmonic. There was a
> famous case about this in Wales in which an old television set took out a
> town.[1]
>
> Eliot
>
> https://www.openreach.com/news/second-hand-tv-wipes-out-broadband-for-entire-village/
>
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There was one in Oregon where it was transmitting on one of the ELB frequencies
as well
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/01/technology/the-tv-that-sent-out-a-cry-for-help-via-satellite.html
- Jared
