Re: wireless-regdb: Update regulatory rules for Hong Kong (HK) on 5GHz and 6GHz

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Dear Tsai,

The patch from git diff is now attached.

I summarize again the changes, please decide.

1. 30dbm (1W) of TPC condition is applied on 5470-5730.

2. Now, 320MHz bandwidth can be applied in 6GHz as WIFI 7 rolled out.

Chen-Yu Tsai <[email protected]> =E6=96=BC 2026=E5=B9=B48=E6=9C=884=E6=97=A5=
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> On Mon, Aug 3, 2026 at 9:38=E2=80=AFPM Morgan Wong <[email protected]> wro=
te:
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > Currently:
> >
> > # Source:
> > # https://www.ofca.gov.hk/filemanager/ofca/en/content_401/hkca1039.pdf
> > (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
> > # https://www.ofca.gov.hk/filemanager/ofca/en/content_401/hkca1081.pdf =
(6 GHz)
> > country HK: DFS-ETSI
> > (2400 - 2483.5 @ 40), (36)
> > (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (23), AUTO-BW, NO-OUTDOOR
> > (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (23), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-OUTDOOR
> > (5470 - 5730 @ 160), (27), DFS
> > (5730 - 5850 @ 80), (36)
> > (5945 - 6425 @ 160), (24), NO-OUTDOOR
> >
> >
> >
> > Update :
> >
> > # Source:
> > # https://www.ofca.gov.hk/filemanager/ofca/en/content_401/hkca1039.pdf
> > (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
> > # https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-15/=
subpart-E
> > (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
> > # https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301800_301899/301893/02.00.07_20=
/en_301893v020007a.pdf
> > (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
> > # https://www.ofca.gov.hk/filemanager/ofca/en/content_401/hkca1081.pdf =
(6 GHz)
> > # https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/303600_303699/303687/01.00.00_20=
/en_303687v010000a.pdf
> > (6GHz)
> > country HK: DFS-ETSI
> > (2400 - 2483.5 @ 40), (36)
> > (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (23), AUTO-BW, NO-OUTDOOR
> > (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (23), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-OUTDOOR
> > (5470 - 5730 @ 160), (30), DFS
> > (5730 - 5850 @ 80), (36)
> > (5945 - 6425 @ 320), (23), NO-OUTDOOR
>
> Please do a proper patch or at least diff. This is hard to spot differenc=
es.
> And if it's not a patch it's more work.
>
> > Reason for change in 5470-5730 :
> > The HK department, OFCA has its own requirement, 30dbm in addition to
> > EITHER fulfilling FCC OR ETSI requirement. The rationale behind is
> > having the biggest tolerance among major world standards to be an
> > international city. The OFCA, 30dbm is the baseline value to be
> > fulfilled in the highest priority.
> >
> > About FCC
> > 27dbm (500mW) without TPC, 30dbm (1W) with TPC
> > # https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/part-15/subpart-E#p-15.407(h)(1=
)
> >
> > About UTSI (same as FCC)
> > 27dbm (500mW) without TPC, 30dbm (1W) with TPC
> > # https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301800_301899/301893/02.00.07_20=
/en_301893v020007a.pdf
> > (page 17)
> >
> > A TPC (30dbm), 802.11h edition should be taken instead of 27dbm as I su=
ggest.
> > Or a TPC regulation flag may be a good idea to bind with 30dbm together=
.
>
> There is no TPC flag, hence the limit is set at 27 dBm.
>
> > Reason for change in  5945 - 6425 :
> > The HK department, OFCA requires to have its own EIPR limit, 24dbm in
> > addition to ETSI 23dbm.
> > Therefore, the smaller value should be taken.
> > (6GHz in HK requires no reference to FCC standards, unlike 5GHz situati=
on)
> > WIFI 7 allows 320MHz, the previous value, 160MHz was in wifi 6E era.
> >
> > # https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/303600_303699/303687/01.00.00_20=
/en_303687v010000a.pdf
> > (page 17)
>
> You mentioned in your reply that this change is invalid.
>
>
> So to summarize, I don't see any change at all.
>
>
> ChenYu



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Regards,

Morgan Wong

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