(August 9, 2016) Business Insider reported that a colossal solar burst caused radio interference in 1967 that almost started a nuclear war. The "Great [Solar] Storm" of May 1967 caused widespread radio communications blackouts, and was seen as potential jamming from Soviet Russia. The Air Weather Service (AWS) — a relatively new branch of the Air Force — had warned military … [Read more...]
IEEE EMC/SIPI DC/NoVA Chapter Meeting
Title: IEEE EMC/SIPI DC/NoVA Chapter MeetingDate: September 20 2016Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland, USADescription: Join us for the DC/NoVA EMC chapter meeting that provides a discussion on BRIC Compliance presented by Mark Maynard of American Certification Body. Although this is an IEEE chapter meeting, we invite all interested in this topic to attend. We need you to sign-up … [Read more...]
2016 San Diego Test Equipment Showcase
Title: 2016 San Diego Test Equipment ShowcaseDate: October 18 2016Location: San Diego, CaliforniaDescription: Join us at the 2016 San Diego Test Equipment Showcase to meet with leading test and measurement equipment manufacturers, exhibiting their latest technologies. This is your opportunity to speak with industry professionals who have developed equipment with your needs in … [Read more...]
IEEE 2016 The Science of Electrical Engineering (ICSEE)
Title: IEEE 2016 The Science of Electrical Engineering (ICSEE)Date: November 16 - 18 2016Location: Eliat, IsraelDescription: Last day for early registration: August 25, 2016.Learn More: Click here … [Read more...]
EMC Standards Package
This EMC Standards package includes standards that address the unintentional generation, propagation, and reception of electromagnetic energy, the associated unwanted effects, and the correct operation of different equipment involving electromagnetic phenomena in their operation. In the package: 220+ active, draft, and archived IEEE and ANSI EMC related standards; robust … [Read more...]
Isotropic Electric Field Probe for RF Safety Testing
EMC Test Design, LLC has released a new isotropic electric field probe with shaped frequency response, PI-SH (ICNIRP or FCC). The PI-SH meets the ICNIRP or FCC RF safety standards for occupational and general public exposure limit, and its meter readings are shown in % of the STD - standard reference level, eliminating the need to know the source frequency. Probe output is … [Read more...]
Broad Selection of Solid State GaN Power Amplifiers Available
Fairview Microwave has a broad selection of solid state GaN Power Amplifiers available. Frequencies range from 30 MHz to 7.5 GHz, while Psat levels range from 10 watts to 100 watts, and operating temperatures range from -40°C to +85°C. They also have high output load impedance and single voltage supplies are internally regulated. Some models have integrated heat sinks and … [Read more...]
Spectrum Noise Study Receives Industry Support
(August 19, 2016) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should be starting the radio spectrum noise floor study thanks to positive industry stakeholder feedback. In June, the FCC “issued a public notice inviting comments and answers to questions about the rising noise floor in the radio spectrum, and missing quantitative data to support this presumption. The agency's … [Read more...]
Heart Implant Devices Tested to Resist MRI Interference
(August 22, 2016) According to the Guernsey Press, “A new model of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) which is resistant to the MRI's strong magnetic fields has been tested at Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire.” “The Ellipse ICD, developed by US manufacture St Jude Medical, will now be tested in a further 165 patients at 60 MRI centres around … [Read more...]
B-1B Lancer Returns to BAF for RF Testing
(August 11, 2016) The B-1B Lancer was recently brought to the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF), the largest anechoic chamber in the world, for testing of its ALQ-161 threat protection system. “The ALQ-161 is a receiver/transmitter that detects and identifies threat radio frequencies then applies the appropriate jamming technique to protect the B-1 while on missions,” reported … [Read more...]
