Sujet : Re: ?? Navy Ship Causes Internet Outage In Parts Of ??
De : lizandtony (at) *nospam* orcon.net.nz (Tony)
Groupes : comp.misc nz.generalDate : 07. Jun 2025, 09:02:46
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <
ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
So this Aussie Navy ship that was visiting us lately was putting out
enough power in its navigation radar to cause interference to internet
users and radio reception across a significant part of the country.
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<https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/australian-navy-ship-hmas-canberra-causes-internet-outage-in-parts-of-nz/EGBPRF5D5NAURF6LTPCXXFWN5Y/>
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Quote from an official:
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“Some spectrum bands are free of charge and available for anyone
to use – such as the shared spectrum bands for Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth,” said Dan O’Grady, the ministry’s manager of radio
spectrum policy and planning.
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“The interference that occurred on Wednesday was in one of these
shared bands.”
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But those shared bands are not a complete free-for-all: there are
supposed to be limits to the power that transmitters are allowed to
have, precisely to avoid this sort of interference.
Not to the military. How naive of you.