[mdlug] OT - IR jamming

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Garry Stahl

> Not really that is exactly what they say.  I've often wondered that
> myself.  Why not allow it to be shielded to prevent interference?  In
> whose interest is requiring interference to be allowed?

 Well, it's not quite intended like that. Don't forget the other part of that,
that it must not cause interference. The intent of the law is to limit power
levels so that the signals generated by the device as it operates don't
interfere with the operations of other, legally-more-important devices. They
may in fact be shielded, but the intent of the law is to make it so that if a
legally-more-important device interferes with a less-important one, tough beans.
They can't, say, detect the interference and boost their power levels (beyond
legal limits) to compensate.

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                  (313) 227-2317

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       any copyright law on the planet. - Mark Twain
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