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New Line of EMC Antennas from 1-18 GHz

 

MVG's new EH118 EMC Dual Ridge Horn Antenna is the first in a new line of antennas for radiated emissions testing. The EH118 is applicable for commercial, military and automotive test standards and will include applicable calibrations. It includes a biconical antenna, a log-periodic array, a log/biconical hybrid and several dual-ridge horns to cover various frequency bands … [Read more...]

New 3.2 / 7.5 GHz Spectrum Analyzer Released

 

Rigol Technologies recently announced their new DSA832E 3.2 GHz spectrum analyzer, based on the small DSA800-series form factor. The analyzer is ideal for design and development implementing Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other RF standards. The 7.5 GHz instrument enables engineers to investigate the 3rd harmonic of all of their critical 2.4 GHz applications while the 3.2 GHz models … [Read more...]

FCC Fines Radio Operator for Malicious Interference

 

(August 2, 2016) Recently the FCC imposed a penalty of $25,000 against William F. Crowell for operating an amateur station in violation of Section 333 of the Communications Act and Sections 97.101(d) and 97.113(a)(4) of the Commission’s rules, by intentionally causing interference to other amateur radio operators and transmitting prohibited communications, including music. The … [Read more...]

Radio Interference Caused by 1967 Solar Storm Nearly Started Nuclear War

 

(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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

New CENELEC Standards Recently Released

 

Rein Tech Laboratories recently listed several updates to standards in their July 2016 newsletter “MultiPoint”. Among them are the following updates as published by CENELEC. There are additional standards updates listed for IEC and ETSI standards. This is a shortened list of the CENELEC standards published or made available during the past month: EN 62610-5:2016 - 6/24/2016 … [Read more...]

Interference Technology’s Top 5 Articles

 

The top five “clicked-on” articles since 2005 include information on high frequency current probes & applications, RTCA/DO-160 update, electromagnetic interference sources and their most significant effects, designing electronic systems for EMI, and radiated emissions measurements from 1 to 30 meters. To read the articles and more about them, click here. … [Read more...]

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