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Application Note: Selection and Operation of RF Power Amps for EMC Testing Apps

 

Instruments For Industry (IFI) has made available an application note that highlights issues when choosing a power amplifier for your immunity test applications such as regulatory burden and system loss profile. In another application note (available once the short questionnaire is filled out in the link below), IFI briefly explored the basics of how to choose a power … [Read more...]

Chance to Win Oscillioscopes During Scope Month

 

Starting March 1st, Keysight Technologies starts their annual Scope Month. They’ll be giving away more than $500,000 in oscilloscopes - one every day and two on Fridays. By registering, you’ll receive helpful measurement tips; access to the Oscilloscopes Blog; new content on oscilloscopes; access to industry experts; and your chance to win a scope. To register, click here. … [Read more...]

Has The EMC Directive Achieved What It Set Out To Do?

 

NewElectronics (UK) has written a white paper on the EMC Directive - its history, the new legislative framework and how it affected the Directive, how well it’s being enforced, and market surveillance. The EMC Directive is all about electrical interference – both emissions and immunity. As test house TUV puts it ‘Do not disturb. Do not be disturbed’. When enacted in 1989, the … [Read more...]

Foundation Stone for Indian Society Laid

 

Senior director, Department of Electronics and IT, Government of India, BM Baveja said that Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad would lay a foundation stone for the SAMEER (Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research) Visakhapatnam Centre at Port Kalavani auditorium on February 18. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu … [Read more...]

EMC Directive 2014/30/EU Becomes Mandatory April 2016

 

Elite Electronic Engineering highlights some of the changes between the current EMC Directive 2004/30/EC and the new EMC Directive 2014/30/EU in a white paper published October 14, 2014. It’s time for manufacturers, importers, and distributors to adapt their CE Marking conformity assessment processes to the new directive by April 2016. The new directive will be required for … [Read more...]

New Broadband Preamplifier Announced

 

Langer EMV has announced a new broadband preamplifier, model PA 306, designed to boost the signal from near field probes. The frequency range is 100 kHz to 6 GHz with gain of 30 dB and noise figure of 3 dB, typical. The PA 306 amplifies weak signals from near-field probes or antennas. The preamplifier features a low noise figure performance in combination with a high dynamic … [Read more...]

How White Hat Hackers Stole Crypto Keys from an Offline Laptop in Another Room

 

In recent years, "air-gapped" computers, which are disconnected from the internet so hackers can not remotely access their contents, have become a regular target for security researchers. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University and Technion have gone a step further than past efforts, and found a way to steal data from air-gapped machines while their equipment is in another … [Read more...]

A2LA and ANSI Recognized by NIST to Accredit Notified Bodies

 

A2LA and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) have been formally recognized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as an Accreditation Body offering Notified Body (NB) accreditation under ISO/IEC 17020:2012, ISO/IEC 17025:2005, and ISO/IEC 17065:2012. Currently, A2LA is the only accreditation body recognized by NIST to offer accreditation to all … [Read more...]

FCC, Title 47 of the CFR

 

MET Labs just published an article, “6 Steps to Successful FCC Testing & Certification of Electronic Products”, on their blog. Manufacturers who plan to market their products in the U.S. are required to meet the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, per Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Most products that emit RF energy above 9 kHz, must … [Read more...]

Ruggedized Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Announced

 

Aaronia recently announced their ruggedized version of the Spectran XFR V5 PRO real-time spectrum analyzer with a 1 Hz to 20 GHz frequency range. It is billed as a counter-surveillance receiver with integrated GPS receiver and can scan 20 GHz in less than 20 ms. Real time bandwidth is up to 175 MHz, depending on the model and whether you order the increased bandwidth option. … [Read more...]

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