What devices cause interference in the 5ghz band?

On 6/13/2012 11:15, Michael Butash wrote:
> Tons of things do, old cordless, legacy proprietary wireless 
> mice/keyboard/remote controls, ir-replacements, random bits of 
> pseudo-ethernet devices (sonos audio system comes to mind), bluetooth, 
> and most anything else "wireless" defacto runs in 2.4ghz, including 
> 99.9% of wireless computers blasting out torrents (literally) of 
> packetized and attuned rf.
>
> I won't reiterate a plethora of wireless bits, but 2.4 bites for lack 
> of total non-overlapping channels, it's more or less the cesspool 
> every device defaults to, good, bad, or ugly.
>
> I did read somewhere that supposed there was a 3.6ghz spectrum 
> released for general consumption to give more network band, and 
> there's always 5ghz, which is preferred with 802.11a, or 802.11n that 
> can use either band.
>
> -mb
>
>
> On 06/12/2012 11:06 PM, Derek Trotter wrote:
>> It's unfortunate that someone deliberately comes up with something like
>> this that adds a lot of junk to a band that's already full of sources of
>> interference. Then there's that 2.4 ghz source you have in your kitchen
>> or office breakroom. I get my internet
>> connection wirelessly via the library across the street. My connection
>> dies whenever I use the microwave. While I'm waiting on my burrito to
>> cook, I can scan for available networks but won't find any.
>>
>> Besides cordless phones, what sources of interference are there to
>> 802.11n networks?
>>
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