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Channel Selection Limited on R7000
The channels available are extremely limited for 5 GHz (36, 40, 44, 48, 149, 153, 157, and 161). There are a slew of channels that common Wi-Fi analyzers recommend that seem to be unavailable on this...
The FCC has been on vendors to lock down and only allow channels by country. Particularly (US) / North America. Best to use (non-DFS) channels 149-161 for 5ghz.
Wifi channels by country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
How works: http://www.wi-fi.org/knowledge-center/faq/how-does-dfs-work
Channel Plans are set by the FCC in the states as for the others countries I have no idea. One could asssume you're located in the States and 52 is Not available.
The FCC has been on vendors to lock down and only allow channels by country. Particularly (US) / North America. Best to use (non-DFS) channels 149-161 for 5ghz.
Wifi channels by country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
How works: http://www.wi-fi.org/knowledge-center/faq/how-does-dfs-work