600VDC and 802.11?

Fri Apr 11 04:54:57 UTC 2003

On Thu, 10 Apr 2003, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
>
> Anyone know about the compatibility of high-voltage DC systems and 802.11b?
> The gear itself will be running on 120VAC via an inverter, but 600VDC/300A
> creates a strong EM field that messes with a lot of off-the-shelf RF gear
> and even some non-RF electronics.

The best wireless resource I know of is the part-15 list. Check it out at
wisp at part-15.org

Most 802.11b gear is not built to be very robust and tends to break down
when high EMI is around. Personally, the gear is cheap enough that I would
just give it a try.