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Rosensama
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Jan 20, 2016
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Transmit power and antenna gain for Nighthawk x6 and x8 models?

Hi All,   I checked the tech specs on the product pages for the Nighthawk x6 and x8 models and didn't see any mention of this.   What is the transmit power for 2.4 GHz and 5GHz for each?  Also what...
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    Rosensama
    Jan 26, 2016
    Someone was nice enough to PM me this useful info.

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LeeH
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Jan 20, 2016

Not sure but I think I read that 700mw is the highest legal power and that is what the Netgear routers produce.  The antennas look like 5dbi antennas.  You can purchase higher gain antennas but they become more directional as the gain increases. 

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Rosensama
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Jan 20, 2016

 

LeeH wrote:

Not sure but I think I read that 700mw is the highest legal power and that is what the Netgear routers produce.  The antennas look like 5dbi antennas.  You can purchase higher gain antennas but they become more directional as the gain increases. 

 

Thanks.   I thought 1000mW (30 dBm) was the limit, but maybe that's just for 2.4 GHz?  This page supports that.  http://www.air802.com/fcc-rules-and-regulations.html

 

However this seems to say that 1000mW is the limit for 5GHz, too.  http://www.silexamerica.com/unwired/fcc-5ghz-regulations/

 

Funny how all the google hits are not from the FCC themselves.