openwrt: what routers just plain ***work***?

[Peter]

I do not know how exactly the complaint angle works in Canada, but in general,
the ham radio community is best equipped (!!) to both detect and record the
interference and report it. This is true in most countries, and likely also in
Canada.

A quick google search for the words:

'radio amateurs of canada rfi interference reporting'

Brings up numerous relevant links that point further. Elsewhere I would call up
one of the local hams, tell him what the problem is, and after a number of
phone-calls be talking either to a knowledgeable engineer or to the local ham
club or something equivalent and they would be very helpful, and have the
complaint address handy. In the US the ham community is trying to stop broadband
over powerlines using similar arguments now, as far as I can read.

In any case interference must exist first, and be proven technically, or be
presumed to exist.

On a sideline I was just browsing surplus electronics and found some reputable
external modems (from the 1990s) which had their FCC ID printed on the case, and
taped over with a new FCC ID. Likely version B, and honestly reported as such.
Good luck with Chinese smoke-boxes on that.

In any case as things rely more and more on software to work, the open source
access problem is getting worse. Example: most 802.11 wlan manufacturers do not
release the source or programming information for their WiFi radios, with the
result that most users must use ndiswrapper (my case too). This has nothing to
do with security and such as anyone wanting to do something nefarious knows
exactly what type of WiFi card to get from the internet to do that. It's just a
pain in the a$$ for all the honest people who expect Debian or Fedora etc Wlan
drivers to work out of the box.

Peter


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