Re: [PATCH 1/5] wireless-regdb: Update 6 GHz rules for Hong Kong (HK)

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 12:43=E2=80=AFPM Chen-Yu Tsai <[email protected]> wro=
te:
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 6:22=E2=80=AFAM Louis Kotze <[email protected]> wr=
ote:
> >
> > OFCA published HKCA 1081 Issue 2 (August 29, 2025), updating the
> > 6 GHz WLAN specification for Hong Kong:
> >
> >   - LPI (indoor): 24 dBm EIRP
> >   - VLP (outdoor): 14 dBm EIRP
> >   - Frequency: 5945-6425 MHz (5925-5945 reserved as guard band)
> >
> > The previous entry had VLP power only (14 dBm), no indoor flag, and
> > used the wrong frequency start (5925 instead of 5945).
>
> As you mentioned, 5926-5945 is reserved as a guard band, i.e. the
> device cannot use it. So the rule is correct to start at 5945 MHz.
>
> > Update to LPI with correct frequency range and NO-OUTDOOR flag.
>
> There should be justification for picking LPI over VLP, since this
> is a choice made on the submitter's end. Same applies to the other
> patches.
>
> There was one submission that picked VLP over LPI in favor of outdoor
> usage.
>
>
> Thanks
> ChenYu
>
> > Reference:
> >   HKCA 1081 Issue 2 (August 2025)
> >   https://www.ofca.gov.hk/filemanager/ofca/en/content_401/hkca1081.pdf
> > Signed-off-by: Louis Kotze <[email protected]>

Oh, and please have an empty line before your Signed-off-by.

> > ---
> >  db.txt | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/db.txt b/db.txt
> > index 343b256..172029e 100644
> > --- a/db.txt
> > +++ b/db.txt
> > @@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ country HK: DFS-ETSI
> >         (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (23), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-OUTDOOR
> >         (5470 - 5730 @ 160), (27), DFS
> >         (5730 - 5850 @ 80), (36)
> > -       (5925 - 6425 @ 160), (14)
> > +       (5945 - 6425 @ 160), (24), NO-OUTDOOR
> >
> >  # Source:
> >  # https://www.conatel.gob.hn/doc/Regulacion/resoluciones/2023/NR05-23.=
pdf
> > --
> > 2.53.0
> >