Craig Birkmaier posted: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6609839.html?display=Breaking +News&referral=SUPP&nid=2228 FCC: White Spaces Test "Well Done and Thorough" FCC Chairman Kevin Martin tells Congress that engineers report on unlicensed mobile devices was peer reviewed By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/30/2008 9:28:00 AM [ ... ] Martin told Dingell that he was not sure the report, which "summarizes results of tests conducted in public" required the peer review, but said he had done so "out of an abundance of caution." According to Martin's response, a copy of which was supplied to B&C from a congressional office, the peer review panel found that: 1) the scope of the testing of spectrum-sensing devices "was appropriate"; 2) the measurement devices used 'were appropriate"; 3) given the limitations of the tests, that the testing of the potential of a device to cause interference to digital TV reception and wireless mikes "was appropriate"; and that 4) the tests were "properly conducted." ---------------------------------- FWIW, part of my note to the FCC was to say that this report, and the two previous ones on actual receiver performance, were the reason that I was so astonished by the tentative decision to allow white space devices. I think the reports are all quite well done. So to me, that's NOT the issue at all. If geo-location were always mandatory for the WSD, I would still have questions on what the database of geo locations was going to permit. But at least, their report showed that done right, this scheme could work. When they also allowed auto-sense only, and "defended" that positiooning by mandating a mere 3 dB drop in transmitted power compared with geo location devices, the decision makes, quite honestly, NO SENSE. Not based on these reports. I think Dingell and others should not waste time questioning the reports. Instead, spend your time effectively by questioning the decision. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.