## 1. Why this patch exists Iraq is currently absent from `wireless-regdb/db.txt`. As aconsequence, every OpenWrt and Linux device set to `country=IQ`falls back to the world domain (`00`), which marks most of the5 GHz spectrum as `no IR` and limits 2.4 GHz EIRP to 20 dBm. Apublic OpenWrt forum thread on the Archer AX23 in Iraq concludedwith the maintainers' standard answer: > *"IQ is the correct code for the place; once an engineer shares> the local radio laws with regdb maintainers it will be added."* This patch is that contribution. ## 2. The primary source The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC), the nationalregulator, has issued a numerical regulation specifically governingunlicensed Wi-Fi, SRD, and UWB devices: - **Title:** Regulation on short-range radio communication devices  (SRD) and devices using ultra-broadband (UWB) technology- **Issuer:** Republic of Iraq, CMC, Telecommunications Regulatory  Department, International Relations Section- **Decree:** Council of Commissioners decision No. 122/q-2025- **In force from:** 2025-09-22- **Edition:** First edition, 2025; 26 pages- **Direct PDF:**  Article 4-1-13 of that regulation, titled "Wireless Access Systems(WAS)", contains a full numerical table for every Wi-Fi band. Thispatch reproduces that table directly. Nothing in the proposed`country IQ:` block is inferred or extrapolated. ## 3. The Article 4-1-13 table, verbatim | Band | Use | Max EIRP | Required mitigations | Cited standard ||---|---|---|---|---|| 2400 – 2483.5 MHz | Indoor and outdoor | 100 mW | LBT and DAA | EN 300 328, ERC/REC 70-03 || 5150 – 5250 MHz | Indoor | 200 mW | — | EN 301 893, ITU Res. 229 (Rev. WRC-19) || 5250 – 5350 MHz | Indoor | 200 mW | — (DFS implied via EN 301 893) | EN 301 893 || 5470 – 5725 MHz | Indoor | 1000 mW | DFS and TPC (stated explicitly) | EN 301 893 || 5725 – 5875 MHz | Indoor and outdoor | 2000 mW (10 MHz ch) / 4000 mW (20 MHz ch) | — | EN 302 502 || 5945 – 6425 MHz | Indoor | 200 mW | — | EN 303 687, ECC Report 75 || 57000 – 66000 MHz | Indoor | 10000 mW | LBT and DAA | EN 302 567 | The proposed `country IQ:` block encodes this table line for line. ## 4. The Iraqi regulation also defines its own glossary terms For the avoidance of doubt, the regulation's Annex A explicitlydefines `Wi-Fi` as *"802.11 Local Area Networking in 2.4 and 5 GHzISM bands"*. So when the maintainers ask whether this regulationin fact covers Wi-Fi, the answer from the regulator is yes,in writing, in the regulation itself. The same annex defines DFS, TPC, LBT, DAA, EIRP and AFA in theexact wireless-regdb sense. ## 5. Encoding choices and where they came from A few wireless-regdb encoding details require explanation, becausethey are interpretations of the regulation's wording rather thandirect copies of numerical limits: 1. **NO-OUTDOOR on 5150–5725 MHz.** The regulation labels these   rows simply as "Indoor". The wireless-regdb idiom for that is   the `NO-OUTDOOR` flag. 2. **No NO-OUTDOOR on 5725–5875 MHz.** The regulation explicitly   labels this row "Indoor and outdoor". 3. **DFS on 5250–5350 MHz.** The regulation's own column for this   row is empty for mitigations, but the cited standard   (EN 301 893) requires DFS in this sub-band, and the corresponding   row for 5470–5725 in the same table does state DFS+TPC. Reading   the regulation as a whole, DFS for 5250–5350 is required by the   incorporated standard. 4. **Single EIRP figure for 5725–5875 MHz.** The regulation gives   two figures (2000 mW for 10 MHz channels, 4000 mW for 20 MHz   channels). The wireless-regdb format expresses one ceiling per   band; the 4000 mW figure is used because it is the higher value   that the regulation explicitly permits. 5. **6 GHz channel width set to 80 MHz.** The regulation does not   explicitly distinguish standard-power from low-power indoor   (LPI) operation, nor does it mention AFC. The conservative   choice is to encode the 6 GHz block at 80 MHz (the widest   non-AFC option in current practice) and leave a follow-up patch   for a wider channelisation once CMC clarifies AFC requirements. 6. **AUTO-BW on the 5 GHz RLAN rows.** Standard practice for   EN 301 893–compliant entries; no AUTO-BW is set on the 6 GHz   row pending the AFC question above. If the maintainers prefer a different encoding for any of thesesix points, please push back; the underlying regulatory text isclear and any of these can be re-encoded without changing what isactually permitted under Iraqi law. ## 6. The 5.8 GHz figure looks unusually high — it is intentional `(5725 - 5875 @ 80), (4000 mW)` with no NO-OUTDOOR is not a typo.This is what Iraq's own regulation states for this sub-band, citingEN 302 502. It is the BFWA value, not the Non-Specific SRD value.This choice puts Iraq at the high end of the regional spectrumpolicy for the 5.8 GHz band. It is included verbatim because thepurpose of wireless-regdb is to reflect what each country'sregulator actually permits. ## 7. What is not in the patch - **5850–5925 MHz ITS / V2X bands.** Article 4-1-8 of the same  regulation covers ITS at 5855–5925 MHz with 2 W EIRP, but this  is a non-Wi-Fi RLAN application and is outside the scope of  what wireless-regdb usually encodes for `country` blocks. - **All non-Wi-Fi SRD bands.** The regulation also covers RFID,  inductive applications, alarms, model control, automotive radar,  level probing radar, hearing aids, active medical implants, and  the full UWB regime (Articles 4-2-1 through 4-2-6). None of these  is a wireless-regdb concern. - **6 GHz beyond 6425 MHz.** The Iraqi regulation only addresses  5945–6425 MHz at 6 GHz; the 6425–7125 MHz upper portion is not  covered, and the patch therefore does not include it. ## 8. Submission checklist - [ ] Verify the patch applies cleanly against the current      `wireless-regdb` master; the IQ block must be inserted in      alphabetical order, between `IN` and `IR`.- [ ] Build `regulatory.db` locally and confirm with      `regdbdump regulatory.db | grep -A8 'country IQ'` that the      output matches the proposed table exactly.- [ ] Post the cover letter and patch on the OpenWrt forum thread      (231380) for community review by Iraqi engineers before      sending upstream.- [ ] Send to `linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org` with cc to      `wireless-regdb@lists.infradead.org`. ## 9. A note on responsibility The numerical content of this patch is taken verbatim from a publicIraqi government regulation. The encoding choices listed in §5 arethe patch author's, and they are reversible. Author: Mohammed Abdullah Ali Al-Obaidi (mnew_iraq@yahoo.com),OpenWrt forum handle `mnewiraq`. Any objection to the encodingchoices should be raised to that author or in the upstream reviewthread, not to the CMC.