EMI and Other Factors to Be Examined in Qantas Airbus PlungeThe Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is carrying out an investigation into what caused a Qantas Airbus A330-300 to make an uncontrolled climb and dive that resulted in injuries to 74 passengers, with 51 requiring hospital care for serious injuries including fractures, lacerations, and spinal damage. Qantas … [Read more...]
Advanced EMI Test Receiver Receives CISPR Approval
The CER2018A from AR Receiver Systems, a division of AR has been approved by CISPR. Specifically, the CER2018A actually exceeds the requirements of CISPR 16-1-1 Ed. 2.0 (10-2007). The CER2018A offers continuous coverage from 9 kHz to 18 GHz with expandability to 40 GHz. To ensure the highest accuracy, self-calibration is selectable at every frequency scan. This device … [Read more...]
EM Simulation Software Firm Included on Inc.’s Prestigious 5000 List
State College, PA-based Remcom has announced that it has been included on the 5000 List of Inc., a well known business periodical. Specifically, Remcom was included as being one of the fastest growing private copanies in the U.S. Remcom has provided electromagnetic simulation software to design engineers and EM professionals for nearly fifteen years. According to Inc., the … [Read more...]
RF Conducted Immunity System Tests to All Automotive Specifications
The new Model C100401 from AR is a fully contained RF conducted immunity system (100 watts nominal/ 400 MHz) that constitutes a complete self-contained system for automotive testing. The system includes a signal generator, 3-channel power meter, 100 watts nominal AR amplifier (10 kHz to 400 MHz), directional coupler, and control software. Everything is contained in a single … [Read more...]
New Two-in-One EMI Receiver Targets Pre-Compliance Testing
The new R&S® ESL EMI test receiver from Rohde & Schwarz has been crafted to meet the needs of cost-conscious users who want to perform precise pre-compliance and diagnostic measurements up to 3 GHz or 6 GHz. This compact instrument offers fully automated test sequences using the latest weighting detectors that conform to CISPR 16-1-1 specifications. Like all EMI test … [Read more...]
Independent French Software Firm Seeks Associate States-Side
A new exhibitor to the EMC Symposium this year is Nexio, an EMC test software firm, headquartered in Toulouse, France. In an interview today, wth Interference Technology editors, Nexio president Frederic Amoros Routie, described how the company has developed a well established customer base in Europe and Asia, since the company's formation ten years ago. In 2007 Nexio began to … [Read more...]
Series of Workshops to Focus on EMC Design Challenges and Software Simulation
CST, well known for its EMC simulation software, has announced a series of free workshops focusing on advanced electromagnetic applications and ways in which today’s advanced, state-of-the-art, multi-solver software can meet such design challenges. One-day sessions are scheduled for Denver, CO; Minneapolis, MN, Dallas, TX; and Towson, MD. The workshops in each of these … [Read more...]
New York Company Wins RFID Contract for Security in Wisconsin School District
VUANCE Inc, a provider of Radio Frequency Verification Solutions, including active RFID, electronic access control, credentialing, accountability, and critical situation management, announced that it has been awarded a $1.4 million contract from the Racine, Wisc., Unified School District to install its Managed Automated Security Controls (MASC) security solution into 31 school … [Read more...]
Multifunctional Test System Enables Numerous Applications
The NSF 4070 from Teseq is a multi-functional EMC immunity test system. Its frequency range of 9 kHz to 1 GHz and a modular set-up using internal or external amplifiers enable a large variety of applications including tests according to IEC 61000-4-6, various BCI applications as well as signal generator and power meter test systems as per IEC 61000-4-3, IEC 61000-4-20, and IEC … [Read more...]
Company Successfully Demonstrates Enhanced, Frequency-Agile Military Radios
Shared Spectrum Company (SSC) of Vienna, Va., successfully demonstrated the company's Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technology, proving its capabilities on multiple hardware platforms in harsh military mobile radio environments.The field demonstration, conducted at the Army's Yuma Proving Ground in the Arizona desert, was the latest large-scale field test of SSC's technology as … [Read more...]
