High-speed Multimedia Radio - Custom Frequencies

Custom Frequencies

Using professional grade commercial hardware or modified consumer grade hardware it is possible to operate 802.11 on channels that are outside of the normal FCC allocated frequencies for unlicensed users but still inside an amateur radio band. Some of these frequencies are inside the 2.4 GHz (13 cm), 3.4 GHz (9 cm) and the 5.8 GHz (5 cm) amateur radio bands, thereby providing better security and interference characteristics to amateur radio operators. While using amateur-only frequencies all but alleviates the security concerns of using 802.11, the relative high cost of such devices is a large deterrent to their widespread deployment.