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by swiley 3438 days ago
You're not allowed to mix and match antennas on mass produced Part15 devices, regardless of the ERP. That never seems to stop anyone though.
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The FCC has stated that the RP-SMA connector (the connector used on nearly all wifi routers that have detachable antennas) shouldn't be allowed on part 15 devices, but also that it will delay enforcement of this indefinitely[1]. So even the FCC is fairly "meh" on enforcing this unless actual interference is reported.

1: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-00-2225...

Citation? Plenty of commercial part 15 devices don't even come with antennas, requiring you to "mix and match", unless I misunderstood what you meant by that.