[comp.dcom.modems] FCC & Twisted-pair ethernet

daveb@geac.UUCP (11/02/87)

| In article <16064@topaz.rutgers.edu>, ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) writes:
||  Foo.  Note that twisted pair Ethernet is a kludge.  This high-speed
||  (Radio Frequency) unshielded twisted pair stuff is going to be put
||  to an end as this stuff is not going to comply with FCC regulations
||  on emissions.

In article <2174@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP writes:
| 	Actually, I don't believe that the FCC can do much about it.  The
| Ethernet transceivers certainly meet FCC emission requirements when used
| in a proper manner with coaxial cable (as intended).
| ...	Wanna see something neat?  Try running two separate Ethernet
| circuits any significant distance in multi-pair telephone cable using
| these balun transformers.

  Methinks the persons installing and using these kludges are going
to have some explaining to do about all the QRM they're producing:
The US FCC or our DOT may type-approve transmitters, but hams
still get snarled at when they misuse them to the detriment of
others.
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