Talk:ISM band

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whats ism

[edit] 868 vs 900 Mhz

I miss the 868 MHz band as a possible ISM band? or is that incorporated in the 900 Mhz band? --Alras 14:44, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC).

  • The 863-870 MHz range is an ISM band in Europe only. A side note: The current list of ISM bands here (900 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz) appears to refer to US regulations. However, I do not find any reference to the 1.8 GHz band in Part 18 of the FCC rules (47CFR18.301)? --128.131.214.206 15:33, 15 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] German Wikipedia article

The corresponding article in the German Wikipedia, de:ISM-Band, has lots of more info, especially on the different bands, perhaps someone who feels confident enough could merge in some of that? -- magetoo 07:58, 16 May 2006 (UTC)..

  • I think its quite a bit more work then it seems at first sight. As ISM bands somewhat differ per country. Creating an article that is somewhat specific is relatively ok for the german page. But for the english version, it should probably be a bit more in general. I will try to find some time and add some stuff. brainball 09:33, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
  • My compliments if you do, Alras. I also strongly feel that this page should at least attempt to distinguish between the different regulations per country when referring to frequency bands and related regulations. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to do it right now... --128.131.214.206 15:33, 15 October 2006 (UTC)


It would be really helpful to include the date that the ITU-R adopted the ISM band and how the band came to include 900 MHz and 5.8 GHz under its profile in the United States. It would also be helpful to indicate whether other countries also use this same convention. Sorry I am only asking questions and not providing answers at this point... [This unsigned comment was added by Prof R on 04:10, 28 May 2006 --128.131.214.206 15:37, 15 October 2006 (UTC)]


[edit] Links to CFR

I just added a link to CFR Title 47 Part 15 (Subpart 247), which looks as if it could break soon. The GPO has a page describing how to generate proper CFR links (which would even be independent of the CFR edition). Alas, the link generated according to these instructions didn't work for me. --128.131.214.206 15:46, 15 October 2006 (UTC)