Correction; There may be cases of handheld devices that can be classified as mobile such as metal detector type of apparatus where the antenna is physically located more than 20 cm away from any part of the body in normal and typical handheld operating position.
Hans Mellberg Engineering Manager BACL 230 Commercial Street Sunnyvale CA 94085 USA 408-732-9162 x38 408-732-9164 fax ----- Original Message ----- From: "hansm" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:19 AM Subject: Re: FCC Human Exposure Limits > > "handheld device" is how you described it. As such, it cannot be a mobile > device by definition and must be classified as portable. As a handheld > device you cannot require 20cm separation distance. It must be tested as > portable and RF exposure compliance will most likely require SAR testing. > > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
