On 1 May 2006 06:47:45 -0700, "electro"
wrote:

under unlicensed 2.4GHz FCC part 15 for digital modulation
system(non-spread spectrum), it says that the
1. maximum conducted power is 1W
2. the spectral density be not greater than 8dB for every 3khz band
during continous transmission
3. the 6-dB bandwith is at least 500khz

question:
1. what is spectral density in this sense and its significance?
2. how can i measure my spectral density?
3. how does 1, 2 and 3 relate to each other?

I downloaded the FCC's Part 15 regulations and have concluded:

1) They do say 500 kHz bandwidth
2) They do refer to +8dBm - not 8 dB
3) I agree with Tom's response

typographical error.8dBm makes more sense...thanks

If your modulation spreads the power evenly over 500kHz, if I
understand the rules right, you can transmit 1 watt. If your
modulation spreads the power evenly over 50kHz, you could transmit 0.1
watts (+20dBm). If your modulation spreads the power evenly over 5kHz,
you could transmit 0.01 watts (+10dBm). It _appears_ that you could
transmit +8dBm (6.something milliwatts) however you want in that band:
as an unmodulated carrier, or spread however you want. I don't suppose
they talk about the time period over which you measure the spectral
power density...but they probably wouldn't like it if you transmitte 1
watt that swept linearly and slowly across the 500kHz, say once a
minute. Over a long enough period, that would be uniform power per
unit bandwidth, but a one second snapshot would show 1 watt in
500kHz/60 = 8.3kHz bandwidth.

Hope that makes sense. Beyond that--see your lawyer! ;-)

Cheers,
Tom