Steve, FCC does not "certify" any test sites;-- they merely accept your site's description, photographs, attenuation measurements, antennas used for testing, etc., to make sure you have done "due diligence" to the requirements. They then provide this list of available commercial sites to the general public. In fact, when FCC acknowledges the receipt of your letter filing all the above information, they make a statement that this in no way confers their "approval" of the site or of the lab. (At least that is what they used to do; this now may have been pre-empted by NVLAP, etc.)
We all know that the best site in the world is not worth the paper the test report is printed on if the test measurements were performed in a sloppy manner. That is why those of us who use outside labs (and want to do things right), always shop around for labs with excellent ethics, competence, and reputation. In the several companies I have worked for, I have steered away from those who are plain incompetent or border on the criminal. You know who you are because we suddenly stopped coming. Tania Grant, [email protected] <[email protected]> Lucent Technologies, Communications Applications Group ---------- From: Steve Kuiper [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 2:45 PM To: EMC-PSTC Subject: FCC approved 3m chamber suitable for 10m qualification testing Dear esteemed colleagues, Our small commercial laboratory lost a modest sized FCC verification test and report to a competitor who DO NOT operate an OATS, but claim the following.......... "Our 3m semi-anechoic chamber measuring 18 ft. wide, X 28 ft. long and 28 ft. high is FCC certified for testing Class A and Class B digital devices, hence we are in compliance with ANSI C63.4/1992, CISPR 22 publication and FCC Subpart B Class A regulations" If this is in flagrant violation with the FCC rules then I would like to decide on a course of action suitable enough to grab the attention of those who misrepresent our industry. Does anyone have experience with this same problem or approached A2LA, NVLAP or FCC? Regards, Steve --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
