The uniform standards initiative

In the USA two events have occurred (or are occurring) that are of interest: the revision of the military standards and the procedures being adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the measurement of ITE and other devices. Along with this activity there has been some implicit reexamination of traditional EMC measurement procedures. Limit setting procedures have also been under reexamination, but not nearly as extensively. The Accredited Standards Committee C63 has initiated a program whose ultimate objective is to establish uniform test procedures and rationales for setting limits. This effort is being implemented through its direct participation in international, military, FCC. and its own standards efforts. The purpose of this study is to outline the status of the work and indicate the work involved in reaching its overall objective.<>