Disable limitation channel on 5 GHz radio - EA8300

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Hello,

my problem is that I use one 5GHz radio in client mode to other 5 GHz ap. In some cases the channel changes to other frequency that the EA8300 can't serve itself because it's limited by ART data.

Note: The first 5 GHz radio (IPQ4019) is limited to ch. 64 and below. The > second 5 GHz radio (QCA9888), is limited to ch. 100 and above. This is consistent > with OEM firmware and is a result of the ART data and the data in the OEM firmware's >cal data. This is perhaps due to RF design optimization and/or interoperation with > 2.4 GHz, such as the two, shared antennas.

Can I disable this limitation in one of the two 5 GHz radio? How?

Thanks

PD. radio 1

 Frequencies:
                        * 5180 MHz [36] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5200 MHz [40] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5220 MHz [44] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5240 MHz [48] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5260 MHz [52] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5280 MHz [56] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5300 MHz [60] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5320 MHz [64] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5500 MHz [100] (disabled)
                        * 5520 MHz [104] (disabled)
                        * 5540 MHz [108] (disabled)
                        * 5560 MHz [112] (disabled)
                        * 5580 MHz [116] (disabled)
                        * 5600 MHz [120] (disabled)
                        * 5620 MHz [124] (disabled)
                        * 5640 MHz [128] (disabled)
                        * 5660 MHz [132] (disabled)
                        * 5680 MHz [136] (disabled)
                        * 5700 MHz [140] (disabled)
                        * 5720 MHz [144] (disabled)
                        * 5745 MHz [149] (disabled)
                        * 5765 MHz [153] (disabled)
                        * 5785 MHz [157] (disabled)
                        * 5805 MHz [161] (disabled)
                        * 5825 MHz [165] (disabled)
                        * 5845 MHz [169] (disabled)
                        * 5865 MHz [173] (disabled)

radio 2

Frequencies:
                        * 5180 MHz [36] (disabled)
                        * 5200 MHz [40] (disabled)
                        * 5220 MHz [44] (disabled)
                        * 5240 MHz [48] (disabled)
                        * 5260 MHz [52] (disabled)
                        * 5280 MHz [56] (disabled)
                        * 5300 MHz [60] (disabled)
                        * 5320 MHz [64] (disabled)
                        * 5500 MHz [100] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5520 MHz [104] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5540 MHz [108] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5560 MHz [112] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5580 MHz [116] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5600 MHz [120] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5620 MHz [124] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5640 MHz [128] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5660 MHz [132] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5680 MHz [136] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5700 MHz [140] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5720 MHz [144] (13.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5745 MHz [149] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5765 MHz [153] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5785 MHz [157] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5805 MHz [161] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5825 MHz [165] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5845 MHz [169] (disabled)
                        * 5865 MHz [173] (disabled)
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This is a hardware issue. In order for the two 5 Ghz radios to not jam each other during "triple band" operation, there are RF filters (a diplexer) dedicating one to the high side of the band and the other one to the low side.

You may be able to work around this with two 'wwan' networks one for each radio. If the AP moves the other one simply would not come up.

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