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South African EMC Compliance Outlined

 

Manufacturers and importers of electronic equipment can expect a “transparent, predictable and efficient process” when applying for Electromagnetic Interference/ Compatibility (EMI/EMC) Certificates of Compliance (CoCs), South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) CEO Dr. Boni Mehlomakulu said.A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the SABS and the Independent Communications … [Read more...]

FCC Wants Your Help Understanding Spectral Noise Floor

 

(June 15, 2016) The US Federal Communications Commission is trying to figure out exactly how much trouble is being caused by product emissions that effectively raise the overall noise floor over the frequency spectrum. Among the amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, the noise floor in the radio spectrum has obviously been rising as the number of devices in use that … [Read more...]

List of Common EMC Standards

 

You shouldn’t be surprised that Wikipedia has a comprehensive list of EMC standards. The list includes CISPR, IEC, ISO, European EN, FCC, and MIL-STD. There is also a link to the GR-1089-CORE EMC and product safety standards for network telecommunications equipment. A good link to bookmark. Click here. … [Read more...]

The ANSI-ASC-C63® Workshop July 22-23, 2016, in Ottawa

 

Topics to be presented include ANSI C63.4, CISPR 22, and ANSI C63.25. Don Heirman, Jason Nixon (special guest speaker from Innovation, Science and Economic Development – ISED - Canada, formerly Industry Canada) and Zhong Chen are presenting. This combined workshop is presented in two parts over a two day period. Topics covered include: (1) review of the 2014 edition of ANSI … [Read more...]

CISPR 35 Up for Final Vote

 

The final draft international standard (FDIS) for CISPR 35 has just been circulated to national Committees, with a closing date for voting of July 8 2016. It is dual-voted in CENELEC as well, but it might pass in IEC but not in CENELEC, so the future of the EN clone, EN 55035, is still somewhat uncertain. CISPR 35 is a new standard for broadcast receivers, information … [Read more...]

Backup System to GPS Developed

 

(May 17, 2016) With the recent disruption of GPS service by North Korea still in mind, the Army News Service reports the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working now to develop a backup system to be used by service members in the event that access to GPS is denied to them by adversaries. A new project, the "Spatial, Temporal and Orientation Information in … [Read more...]

Advance Program for IEEE EMC 2016 Now Available

 

(May 23, 2016) In preparation of the IEEE EMC 2016 Symposium, the EMC 2016 Advance Program has recently been released for download. This free program will help attendees better plan their trips to this year’s five day EMC symposium. Inside includes all that is in store for the week. The IEEE EMC Symposium is an event for engineers, to provide the knowledge and tools that help … [Read more...]

ASSIST Is Official Archive For MIL-STD Documents

 

ASSIST is a web site used by standardization management to develop, coordinate, distribute, and manage defense and federal specifications and standards, military handbooks, commercial item descriptions, data item descriptions, and related technical documents prepared in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Defense Standardization Program (DSP). Besides … [Read more...]

Transitioning to New EMC Directive 2014/30/EU

 

Now that the new EMC Directive 2014/30/EU is mandatory and in effect as of April 2016, what do manufacturers need to do to ensure continued compliance? Elite Electronics Engineering has a five-step plan that explains the recommended steps involved. As a minimum, Elite recommends the following steps to ensure continuing compliance with European EMC requirements: 1. Check … [Read more...]

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