Don, you are correct, both of which matter, but historically the issue with the AC models has been not supporting the 5/10mhz channels we use. Of course the international version is still required to tune to the Part 97 frequencies. Nigel
On Aug 18, 2021, at 09:51, Donald Rotolo <n2irz@rotolo.net> wrote:
Channel bandwidth is different from channel tuning. One is occupied spectrum, the other is transmit frequency.
73, Don N2IRZ
-----Original Message----- Dear PSDR List Members,
HamWAN's PDF comparing various devices shows the QRT 5 ac: http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware/antena...
However, on the webpage http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html it states: "Avoid Mikrotik's 802.11ac modems. These are incapable of tuning the 5 and 10 MHz channels used by HamWAN and are therefore incompatible."
It is not unusual to find outdated material relating to electronic devices, and I think this is the case here, so I thought it best to check with the manufacturer. Below is the response from MikroTik Support confirming that the new version of the QRT 5 ac also supports 5 and 10 MHz band widths because of a new chipset in the "r2" revision. Just need to make sure you don't get the old version.
73 Alan WX7L
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